The Cheesecake Factory is an American chain restaurant offering sizable portions from a vast menu including their signature cheesecake.
The Widespread Use of Workplace Arbitration Among America’s Top 100 Companies
On May 5, 2009, a federal district judge in Arizona granted The Cheesecake Factory’s motion to compel arbitration of a dispute alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, among other claims, pursuant to a forced arbitration clause it required the plaintiffs, Bryce Fitzpatrick and Albert Miller, to sign as a condition of employment. (Equal Employment Opportunity Comm’n v. The Cheesecake Factory, Inc., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41883 (D. Ariz., May 5, 2009)