North Valley Emergency, Specialists, L.L.C. v. Santana

OPINION

RYAN, Justice.

¶ 1 Arizona’s arbitration act, Aiz.Rev.Stat. (“A.R.S.”) §§ 12-1501 to -1518 (2003), provides that the act has “no application to arbitration agreements between employers and employees or their respective representatives.” A.R.S. § 12-1517. We granted review to determine whether Arizona Revised Statutes section 12-1517 applies to all arbitration agreements between employers and employees or only those found in collective bargaining contracts. We hold that § 12-1517 exempts from the Arizona Uniform Arbitration Act (“Act”) all arbitration agreements between employers and…