Case Status

EEOC v. WAFFLE HOUSE, INC. (21044)

    Order dated: 03/26/01
    Docket number: 99-1823
    Action:
        The petitions for writs of certiorari are granted.

A description of the questions presented by the case has been prepared:

Whether an employee's agreement to arbitrate employment-related disputes with an employer bars the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, as plaintiff in an enforcement action against the employer, from obtaining victim-specific remedies for discrimination against the employee, such as backpay, reinstatement, and damages.

An opinion has been handed down:

• Dissent (Thomas)
• Opinion (Stevens)
• Syllabus