Adams & Reese Paralegal Can Pursue Entire Job Bias Suit in Court

Adams & Reese LLP can’t shift part of a paralegal’s discrimination lawsuit into arbitration because she plausibly alleged sexual harassment, a federal judge ruled.

The US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee joined several district courts elsewhere in holding a worker needs to plead a colorable claim of sexual harassment to trigger the opt-out provisions of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act. It also allowed her to pursue disability bias claims in court, saying it joined the “large majority” of district courts in finding a worker can decline to arbitrate all claims asserted ...