CLOUGH v. BROCK SERVICES LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE MATTHEW CLOUGH, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) 2:19-cv-00050-JAW ) BROCK SERVICES, LLC, ) ) Defendant. ) ORDER ON MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION A former employer moves to compel arbitration in regard to a former employee’s lawsuit asserting claims under the Maine Whistleblowers’ Protection Act and the Maine Human Rights Act. At issue is whether the parties’ prior arbitration agreement was superseded by a subsequent employment agreement. Concluding the parties delegated the resolution of this gateway issue to the arbitrator and that the defendant has not…