Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Starbucks Corp.
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided July 2, 2019No. Case No. 5:19-cv-087-JMHPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Joseph M. Hood, Senior U.S. District Judge
Melissa Wilson, a former Starbucks employee, filed this lawsuit claiming that Starbucks unlawfully interfered with her attempt to claim leave under the Family Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") and then terminated her employment because she used FMLA leave.
*559Starbucks moved to dismiss this action and compel arbitration based on the mandatory arbitration provision in Wilson's employment contract with Starbucks. In response, Wilson argues that the arbitration agreement violates K.R.S. § 336.700, which prohibited employers from conditioning employment on an…
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