Legal Opinion
James W. Felt v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 25, 1995No. 93-56265PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:
This case requires us to reconcile the mandatory arbitration mechanism of the Railway Labor Act (“RLA”), 45 U.S.C. §§ 151 et seq., and the statutory protections provided by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq. The issue of first impression is whether a Title VII claim of employment discrimination is a “minor dispute” under the RLA and therefore subject to mandatory arbitration.
Plaintiff-appellant James W. Felt brought a Title VII suit against defendant-appellee Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co., alleging that the railroad failed to…
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