Estle v. International Business Machines Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK STEVEN ESTLE, MARGARET AHLDERS, LANCE SALONIA, and CHERYL WITMER, MEMORANDUM Plaintiffs, OPINION & ORDER - against - 19 Civ. 2729 (PGG) INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Defendant. PAUL G. GARDEPHE, U.S.D.J.: In this action, Plaintiffs – who are former employees of Defendant International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”) – seek declaratory and injunctive relief to prevent enforcement of a collective action waiver in their separation agreements. Plaintiffs contend that the waiver is not enforceable under the Age…