Kevin Ziober v. Blb Resources, Inc.

Concurrence by Judge WATFORD

OPINION

MURGUIA, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiff, Kevin Ziober, signed an agreement with his employer requiring the arbitration of legal disputes. Ziober later sued the employer, claiming that he was fired from his job after providing notice of his deployment to Afghanistan in the Unit*816ed States Navy Reserve. The lawsuit alleged violations of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), which establishes employment rights for returning service-members. This case presents the question of whether USERRA prohibits the compelled arbitration…