Legal Opinion
Bennett v. Dillard's, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided March 10, 2011No. Civil Action No. 3:10CV39-JAGPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN A. GIBNEY, JR., District Judge.
This case presents the issue of whether an agreement to arbitrate claims of age discrimination must comply with the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (“OWB-PA”), 29 U.S.C. § 626(f)(1). Adhering to the decisions of the United States Supreme Court and the Courts of Appeals that have addressed this issue, the Court finds that the arbitration agreement does not violate the OWBPA and orders that the parties proceed to arbitration.
The plaintiffs in this case formerly worked for Dillard’s, Inc. (“Dillard’s”), a chain of department stores. In…
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