In 1991, the United States Supreme Court gave strong impetus to the enforcement of arbitration agreements in employment contracts when it held that unequal bargaining power between employers and employees was an insufficient reason to hold that arbitration contracts are never enforceable in the employment context. In Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp., 500 U.S. 20 (1991) the court held that an age discrimination act claim can be subject to compulsory arbitration. (*The overlay of cumbersome judicial like process on equitable decision making.)
