Torrez v. Consolidated Freightways Corp. of Delaware
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COTTLE, P. J.—
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In the published portion of this opinion, we are asked to determine whether an employee may be compelled to arbitrate a statutory discrimination claim under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq.) where the employee’s union has entered into a collective bargaining agreement with the employer to arbitrate all employment-related claims. In Austin v. Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. (4th Cir. 1996) 78 F.3d 875 (Austin), a divided court held that an arbitration provision in a collective bargaining agreement was enforceable with respect…
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