Macquarie Holdings (USA) Inc. v. Song

*567When respondent became an employee of petitioner, he signed a Uniform Application for Securities Industry Registration or Transfer form (Form U-4), in which he agreed to arbitrate any disputes arising with petitioner under the rules of FINRA. He subsequently executed a letter agreement (agreement), which requires arbitration of all claims arising from the employment relationship with petitioner under the Employment Dispute Resolution Rules of the American Arbitration Association, except for, in pertinent part, “a claim that would otherwise be covered under a U4 agreement.”

Since respondent’s…