In the Case of Robert Gilmer V

question 59

Multiple Choice

In the case of Robert Gilmer v.Interstate/Johnson Lane Corporation involving whether a claim under the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act was subject to arbitration,what did the U.S.Supreme Court rule?

• A)That the text of the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act prohibited arbitration.
• B)That compulsory arbitration improperly deprived the plaintiff of a public forum through which to prove his claims.
• C)That arbitration was an inadequate remedy because arbitrators may not fashion equitable remedies.
• D)That the agreement by which the plaintiff agreed to arbitrate all employment disputes as a condition of his employment was valid.
• E)That the EEOC would be bound by the employee's agreement to arbitrate all employment disputes and that,therefore,requiring arbitration would be improper.

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