9th Circuit Upholds Arbitrability Of Employee’s Racial Bias Claims

Mealey's (May 28, 2019, 3:23 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Racial discrimination claims under 42 U.S. Code Section 1981 may be subjected to compulsory arbitration pursuant to the ruling in EEOC v. Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled May 17, affirming a trial court’s ruling granting a motion to compel arbitration in an employee’s lawsuit against Tesla Inc. (DeWitt Lambert v. Tesla, Inc., No. 18-15203, 9th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 14591)....