[MegaTron] Emilia Filed a Charge of Discrimination with the Equal

question 22

Multiple Choice

[MegaTron] Emilia filed a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) , alleging that her employer, MegaTron, failed to promote her because of her nationality and gender. The EEOC had already received several discrimination charges from other employees alleging similar conduct by MegaTron. When Emilia was hired, she signed an employment contract with a clause stating that all work-related claims must be resolved through arbitration.
-Assume Emilia opted to arbitrate her claim against MegaTron, and the arbitrator awarded her $2,000,000 in punitive damages. MegaTron's officers were appalled and filed a lawsuit seeking to set aside the arbitrator's award. On what basis could a court overturn the arbitrator's award?

• A) That Emilia may have been lying when she testified during the arbitration.
• B) That Emilia did not want to arbitrate.
• C) That the arbitrator misused his authority in making the award.
• D) That the parties agreed in advance not to give closing statements.
• E) That the arbitrator told the parties in advance that he worked at MegaTron thirty years ago and disclosed this fact in writing.

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