Case: Discrimination/Arbitration (M.D. Tenn.)

A Tennessee federal district court denied summary judgment to BAH Shoney’s Corporation d/b/a Shoney’s Restaurants on racial discrimination, hostile work environment, and retaliation claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and the Tennessee Human Rights Act brought by six employees, ruling that questions regarding the enforceability of an arbitration agreement’s six-month limitations period must be decided by an arbitrator, not the court.

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