PwC Wins Arbitration of Employee’s Age, Disability Bias Claims

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP can require an employee to arbitrate her claims that she was fired because of her age and mental health conditions, a federal judge ruled.

Violet Marley entered into a valid arbitration agreement, and her discrimination claims fall within the scope of that agreement, Judge Brian R. Martinotti of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey said.

Marley worked at PwC from October 2012 to June 2021, when she was terminated from her position at age 54. She sued PwC in July 2021 under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, New Jersey ...