Gold Kist, Inc. v. Baker

The sole issue presented in this case is whether an arbitration agreement signed by an employee of a company that is engaged in interstate commerce is enforceable under the provisions of the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA"), in view of the language in the FAA stating that "contracts of employment of seamen, railroad employees, or any other class of workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce" are exempt from the provisions of the FAA. See 9 U.S.C. § 1. We hold that the contract here involved is governed by the FAA. We reverse the judgment of the trial court holding otherwise and remand…