Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. PJ Utah, LLC

BACHARACH, Circuit Judge.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought a civil enforcement action against three Papa John’s entities 1 for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by denying a reasonable workplace accommodation to the appellant, Mr. Scott Bonn, and firing him for requesting this accommodation. Mr. Bonn moved to intervene in the EEOC’s action, invoking his statutory right to do so. The district court determined that Mr. Bonn’s claim was subject to arbitration under an agreement that Mr. Bonn’s mother had executed. Based on this determination, the district court…