2nd Circuit: Piggybacking Rule Rejected Due To Age Bias Arbitration Pact

(August 9, 2023, 1:50 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — Former employees attempting to bring untimely age bias claims can’t rely on the “piggybacking rule” where they already signed agreements to arbitrate as the rule is judge-made rather than “a substantive right,” a Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled, affirming a summary judgment ruling for International Business Machines Corp. (IBM)....

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