Case: Discrimination/Arbitration (D. Me.)

A Maine federal district court granted Blue Mantis, Inc.'s motion to strike a jury demand in civil rights claims brought under the Civil Rights Act of 1866, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and state law by a former talent acquisition and development partner, finding that the contractual jury waiver in the employee’s agreement was knowingly and voluntarily entered into by the sophisticated employee, and the plain language of the waiver unambiguously covered the employment-related claims.

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