McLeod v. General Mills, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS AND COMPEL ARBITRATION. JOHN R. TUNHEIM, Chief Judge, United States District Court

In June 2012, defendant General Mills, Inc. (“General -Mills”) terminated approximately 850 employees as part of a corporate restructuring plan called “Project Refuel.” Elizabeth McLeod and 32 other persons aged 40 or above (“plaintiffs”) were among those laid off as part of the restructuring, and have brought this action alleging that they were improperly terminated in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”).1, , ”

General Mills…