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Labor/Employment,
Civil Litigation

May 7, 2025

Tommy Bahama age bias suit heads to arbitration

Los Angeles judge tentatively rules to compel arbitration in age discrimination lawsuit against Tommy Bahama, rejecting former employee's claim that an incomplete arbitration agreement was unenforceable.

Tommy Bahama age bias suit heads to arbitration
Judge Doreen B. Boxer

Age discrimination claims against vacation-wear giant Tommy Bahama look to be sailing into arbitration rather than court, thanks to a tentative ruling in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

Judge Doreen B. Boxer tentatively sided with Tommy Bahama despite arguments by a former employee that he wasn't properly apprised of an arbitration agreement.

"Assuming the law involving a split of authority requires evidentiary foundation in support of showing arbitration contracts, defe...

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