Opinion ID: 799898
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Contractual Limitations Period

Text: When Plaintiff began his employment with Defendant, he signed an employment contract, which provided: I . . . agree that any action, claim or suit against [Defendant] arising out of my application for employment, employment, or termination including, but not limited to, claims arising under State or Federal civil rights statutes must be brought within one hundred and eighty (180) days of the event giving rise to the claim or be forever barred. I waive any and all limitation periods to the contrary. Under the plain language of the agreement, the contractual period of limitations is 180 days for any employment-related claim against Defendant. We have held that “there is nothing inherently unreasonable about a six-month limitations period contained in an employment agreement,” Thurman v. DaimlerChrysler, 397 F.3d 352, 357 (6th Cir. 2004) (citing Myers v. W.-S. Life Ins. Co., 849 F.2d 259, 262 (6th Cir. 1988)), and the parties do not dispute this matter. 3 According to Defendant, although the amendment took effect prior to the filing of Plaintiff’s complaint, the complaint was already untimely at that point under the applicable 180-day contractual limitations period. Plaintiff apparently agrees with this point. 6 No. 11-1119