Scher v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States

MEMORANDUM OPINION

BATTS, District Judge:

In this action alleging religious discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et. seq., defendant Equitable Life Assurance Company (“Equitable”) moves for an order compelling arbitration and a stay of the proceedings in this Court pending arbitration. For the following reasons, defendant’s motion is granted.

I. STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Plaintiff Mitchell Scher (“Scher”) was a manager of insurance agents with Equitable. Scher first became associated with Equitable as an agent on November 1, 1977. In connection…