In 14 Penn Plaza, LLC v. Pyett, the U.S. Supreme Court held yesterday that “[a] provision in a collective-bargaining agreement that clearly and unmistakably requires union members to arbitrate ADEA claims is enforceable as a matter of federal law.”  A copy of the opinion can be found here.  More after the break.

The immediate impact of the decision is probably limit to workforces with a union collective bargaining agreement.  As Jottings by an Employer’s Lawyer notes in a post here, the decision may end up having an impact on pending legislation in Congress, including the “Employee Free Choice Act” and the “Arbitration Fairness Act.”

The Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog also has a post here.