Supreme Court says union contracts can limit age bias lawsuits

WASHINGTON — Workers can't sue for age discrimination when the union representing them has agreed that any bias claims should go to arbitration rather than court, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled.
The justices, voting 5-4, ruled in favor of Temco Services Industries Inc. on a discrimination lawsuit by three men who were demoted from positions as night watchmen at a New York City office building. The suit invokes the U.S. Age Discrimination in Employment Act.


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