Employee Accommodation Requests vs. Collective Bargaining Agreements: More Lawsuits Likely
MSK Client Alert
May 2002
Traditionally, employers with collective bargaining agreements have been held liable in civil court to their bargaining unit employees only in limited circumstances. In recent years, however, a body of law has developed addressing the relationship between statutory discrimination actions and collective bargaining agreements. Two recent cases further address the problematic nature of this relationship.
