DEFENSE · 42usc2000e-2:x-prior-arbitration
Under Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co. (415 U.S. 36 (1974)), an adverse arbitral decision under a collective-bargaining agreement that covers only contractual rights does not preclude a statutory Title VII lawsuit.
Exact element source
unlawful employment practiceSource:
docroot/ir/usc/title42.jsonl#title42_sec2000e-2; Unicode character offsets [78:106] (end exclusive); SHA-256 7b026a9ac957c5491602d868578271db8730b4c98650f1a4007b2e7430194c8b.All variants
| Variant | Description | Merits instance blocks | Distinct cases | Example cases (up to 3 per group) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| arbitration-preclusion/cba-grievance-award-does-not-bar-statutory-suit | 0 Satisfied 0; not satisfied 0; excluded context 1 | 0 | No counted merits examples Excluded context examples: /f-supp/962/1447-01 — United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama · 1997 — applied/procedural | |
| cba-arbitration-no-preclusion | Prior adverse arbitration under a collective bargaining agreement does not bar an employee's statutory Title VII action | 0 Satisfied 0; not satisfied 0; excluded context 0 | 0 | No annotation uses in this snapshot |
How courts decided this element
| Case | Element | Holding and scope | Variant | Exact source quotations |
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| /f-supp/962/1447-01 — United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama · 1997 | Rejected defense that an adverse CBA arbitration precludes a Title VII action (Alexander v. Gardner-Denver) | not Excluded from merits counts applied / procedural basis: law; claim: (a)(1),(c)(3),(m); 2000e(j); 2000e-3(a) Gardner-Denver controls over Gilmer: union-negotiated CBA arbitration of contract claims is not a waiver of the individual's Title VII forum. | arbitration-preclusion/cba-grievance-award-does-not-bar-statutory-suit | The Board of Arbitration rendered a decision dated June 17,1994; it determined that Breech’s discharge was not in violation of the CBA.Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f_supp_962.jsonl#/f-supp/962/1447-01; Unicode character offsets [16702:16837] (end exclusive); SHA-256 c9d3cf4a8e3b5373cb13844fbe0d43429324dce0876d20c5fdba3f4d459c1acf.In Alexander and the case sub judice, the CBA provides only for the arbitration of disputes arising under the CBA; it does not provide for the arbitration of an employee’s statutory rights, such as those arising out of Title VII.Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f_supp_962.jsonl#/f-supp/962/1447-01; Unicode character offsets [19929:20158] (end exclusive); SHA-256 c9d3cf4a8e3b5373cb13844fbe0d43429324dce0876d20c5fdba3f4d459c1acf.Thus, defendants’ contention that Beech has waived his right to sue under Title VII is without merit.Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f_supp_962.jsonl#/f-supp/962/1447-01; Unicode character offsets [18980:19081] (end exclusive); SHA-256 c9d3cf4a8e3b5373cb13844fbe0d43429324dce0876d20c5fdba3f4d459c1acf. |
Court interpretations
interpretation
In Alexander and the case sub judice, the CBA provides only for the arbitration of disputes arising under the CBA; it does not provide for the arbitration of an employee’s statutory rights, such as those arising out of Title VII.
/f-supp/962/1447-01 — United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama · 1997
In Alexander and the case sub judice, the CBA provides only for the arbitration of disputes arising under the CBA; it does not provide for the arbitration of an employee’s statutory rights, such as those arising out of Title VII.Source:
docroot/ir/caselaw/f_supp_962.jsonl#/f-supp/962/1447-01; Unicode character offsets [19929:20158] (end exclusive); SHA-256 c9d3cf4a8e3b5373cb13844fbe0d43429324dce0876d20c5fdba3f4d459c1acf.Under Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co. (415 U.S. 36 (1974)), an adverse arbitral decision under a collective-bargaining agreement that covers only contractual rights does not preclude a statutory Title VII lawsuit.