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Supreme Court Should Determine Only the Threshold Issue of Whether a Matter Is Arbitrable as Encompassed by the General Subject Matter of the Collective Bargaining Agreement Without Considering the Merits of the Underlying Claim (Which Should Be Left to the Arbitrator)

The Fourth Department determined Supreme Court erred when it held that the parties had not agreed to arbitrate the issue (concerning a promotion).  The Fourth Department explained the criteria, noting that Supreme Court should not have been concerned with the merits of the underlying claim, but rather only the threshold issue of arbitrability:

The issue is governed by the Court of Appeals’ two-prong test to determine “whether a grievance is arbitrable” … . In the first prong of the test, known as “the may-they-arbitrate’ prong,” we “ask whether there is any statutory, constitutional or public policy prohibition against arbitration of the grievance” … . If arbitration is not prohibited, we then in the second prong “examine the CBA [collective bargaining agreement] to determine if the parties have agreed to arbitrate the dispute at issue,” which is known as “the did-they-agree-to-arbitrate’ prong” … .

…Supreme Court erred in concluding that the parties did not agree to arbitrate this issue. “It is well settled that, in deciding an application to stay or compel arbitration under CPLR 7503, the court is concerned only with the threshold determination of arbitrability, and not with the merits of the underlying claim” … . …  “Where, as here, there is a broad arbitration clause and a reasonable relationship’ between the subject matter of the dispute and the general subject matter of the parties’ collective bargaining agreement, the court should rule the matter arbitrable, and the arbitrator will then make a more exacting interpretation of the precise scope of the substantive provisions of the [collective bargaining agreement], and whether the subject matter of the dispute fits within them’ ” … . Matter of County of Herkimer v Civil Serv Employees Assn Inc, 2015 NY Slip Op 00125, 4th Dept 1-2-15

 

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