2004-19

Driver Covered by CBA Must Arbitrate Claim for Defamation

The California Court of Appeal has held that a unionized employee must arbitrate his claim against his employer for defamation, false light invasion of privacy, and intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress. The employee was covered by a collective bargaining agreement ("CBA") containing grievance and arbitration provisions. The court ordered arbitration of these claims on the grounds that it would be necessary to engage in an interpretation of the Union contract to resolve the issues.

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Television Writers May Sue for A Pattern and Practice of Company-Wide Age Discrimination

Television writers, who were over the age of forty and members of the Writers Guild of America were permitted to go forward with their class action claims that networks, studios and talent agencies engaged in an industry-wide pattern and practice of age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the Fair Employment and Housing Act.

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