"It's good for the employer and it's good for the employee be-cause it's a much quicker resolution of an issue."|ret||ret||tab| Mandatory arbitration is "a tool that's been around for a long time," Fry said, "but it's gotten a lot of attention this year because of the Circuit City case that came down from the Su-preme Court" on March 21. |ret||ret||tab| |ret||ret||tab| Circuit City vs. Adams|ret||ret||tab| The "Circuit City case" is Circuit City Stores Inc. vs. Adams, which the Supreme Court decided 5-4 in favor of Circuit City.|ret||ret||tab| Initially, Saint Clair Adams, a 37-year-old gay salesman in Santa Rosa, Calif., complained to Circuit City management that he was insulted by co-workers because of his sexual orientation, according to the opinion. |ret||ret||tab| Adams sued the company un-der a state law that made it illegal to discriminate against gays or lesbians.