Legal Opinion

Robert Kay v. The Minacs Group (USA), Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided September 5, 2014No. 13-1974UnpublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JANE BRANSTETTER STRANCH, Circuit Judge:

Based on an arbitration provision in an employee handbook, the district court dismissed Robert Kay’s age discrimination suit and ordered Kay and his employer to arbitrate the issue. The arbitration agreement, assuming it is even valid and enforceable, does not apply to Kay’s claims. We REVERSE the district court.

I. FACTS & PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In 2011, The Minacs Group fired Robert Kay, who was sixty years old, and hired someone much younger to replace him. Kay sued, alleging age discrimination under the ■ Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and…

2Cases cited17 opinions

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