500 U.S. 20 (1991) Cited 3,070 times 59 Legal Analyses
Holding that a claim arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. (1994 ed.), may be subject to compulsory arbitration
556 U.S. 247 (2009) Cited 553 times 27 Legal Analyses
Holding that a collective bargaining agreement that "clearly and unmistakably requires union members to arbitrate [Age Discrimination in Employment Act] claims is enforceable as a matter of federal law"
Holding FAA's writing requirement was satisfied when, “[a]lthough the employees' acceptance was by continuing their employment and was not in writing, all material terms—including the manner of acceptance—were set forth in the written” dispute resolution policy
Holding that plaintiff had no reasonable belief that requiring employees to arbitrate Title VII claims as a condition of continued employment was unlawful
437 U.S. 556 (1978) Cited 196 times 13 Legal Analyses
Holding that a newsletter that "urg[ed] employees to write their legislators to oppose incorporation of the state 'right-to-work' statute into a revised state constitution," "criticiz[ed] a Presidential veto of an increase in the federal minimum wage and urg[ed] employees to register to vote" was protected concerted activity
Upholding the Board's conclusion that an employee engaged in concerted activity when she objected to the employer's noise lecture during an employee meeting arranged to discuss the issue