Legal Opinion
Jock v. Sterling Jewelers, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 15, 2008No. 08 Civ. 2875(JSR)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
JED S. RAKOFF, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, current and former female employees of defendant Sterling Jewelers, Inc. (“Sterling”), a nationwide specialty jeweler, brought this class action alleging sex discrimination in pay and promotion, in violation of Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and the Equal Pay Act, 29 U.S.C. § 206(d). The parties then filed three motions, all concerning a single question: whether, as plaintiffs believe, the Court promptly should refer the entire action to arbitration, or, as Sterling believes, the Court must first rule on certain threshold…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- Jock v. Sterling Jewelers, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2010
- Jock v. STERLING JEWELERS, INC.District Court, S.D. New York · 2009