High Court Negates Mandatory Arbitration in Injured Worker Firing

The U.S. Supreme Court voted 9-0 on Nov. 16 to reverse lower-court decisions that upheld company policies or union contracts that called for mandatory arbitration of disputes.The case, Wright v. Universal Maritime Services Corp., involved a South Carolina worker who had injured his back on the job and later recovered. The company refused to hire him back and Wright sued under the Americans with Disabilities Act.A lower court threw out his suit because of a clause in his union contra