IBM was sued Tuesday in New York Southern District Court over a provision in its arbitration agreement that tightly limits the time window for plaintiffs to pursue discrimination claims. The lawsuit was brought by Lichten & Liss-Riordan on behalf of Phillip Corbett, a former IBM employee who contends that he was pushed out as part of a campaign to replace older workers. The suit is part of a string of filings related to an arbitration provision that bars claimants from extending the statute of limitations for discrimination claims by 'piggybacking' on earlier filings. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 1:21-cv-06380, Corbett v. International Business Machines Corp.
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July 27, 2021, 4:22 PM