New York Court of Appeals
In the Matter of the Arbitration Between Board of Education of Watertown City School District, Respondent, and…
April 1, 199993 N.Y.2d 132
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division orders and held that the broad arbitration clause in the collective bargaining agreements required the disputes over increased health‑insurance copayments to be arbitrated, applying a two‑step Liverpool analysis and a "reasonable relationship" test for arbitrability.