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Poor English no bar to arbitration

May 4th, 2007 · Comments Off · 4th Circuit, Civil Cases

Poor English skills did not keep two Hispanic union members from being bound by their union contract’s mandatory arbitration clause for complaints of discrimination, the 4th Circuit ruled yesterday in Aleman v. Chugach Support Services (VLW 007-2-070). The two Hispanic members of a D.C.-area carpenters’ union worked for Chugach Support Services, a construction company that [...]

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