Blakely v. USAirways, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
1998
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 29 U.S.C. § 173 (§ 203 of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 (Taft-Hartley Act)) · 42 U.S.C. § 12101 (§ 2 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990) · 42 U.S.C. § 12111 (§ 101 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990) · 42 U.S.C. § 12112 (§ 102 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990) · 42 U.S.C. § 12113 (§ 103 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990) · 42 U.S.C. § 12117 (§ 107 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990) · 45 U.S.C. § 151 (Railway Labor Act) · 45 U.S.C. § 155 (Railway Labor Act)
Relies on Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co. · Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp. · Lingle v. Norge Division of Magic Chef, Inc. · Steele v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad · Barrentine v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc.
Most-quoted passages
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“overwhelming majority of the courts of appeal [which] have determined that employees covered by CBAs containing mandatory arbitration clauses retain the right to pursue statutory employment discrimination claims in federal court[.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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