Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co.
- Decided
- February 19, 1974
- Docket
- 72-5847
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
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What later courts said
- concluding that the informal procedures used during arbitration "mak[e] arbitration a less appropriate forum for final resolution of Title VII issues than the federal courts" — Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp. (1982)
- holding that grievance arbitration of discrimination claim does not preclude subsequent litigation of Title VII claim or require deferral by court to arbitration award — Clinton Cole v. Burns International Security Services (1997)
- holding that “ ‘[t]here can be no prospective waiver of an employee’s rights under Title VII’ ” (emphasis omitted) — Matthews v. Chicago Transit Authority (2016)
Each line is a later court’s own words about this case, not a summary. Read the opinion before relying on it.
How the opinion begins
Mr. Justice Powell delivered the opinion of the Court.
This case concerns the proper relationship between federal courts and the grievance-arbitration machinery of collective-bargaining agreements in the resolution and enforcement of an individual’s rights to equal employment opportunities under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 253, 42 U. S. C. § 2000e et seq.
Specifically, we must decide under what circumstances, if any, an employee’s statutory right to a trial de novo under Title VII may be foreclosed by prior submission of his claim to final arbitration under the nondiscrimination clause of a collective-bargaining agreement.
Statutes cited
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Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co., 415 U.S. 36 (1974)Read the full opinion
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