Martindale v. Sandvik, Inc.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

LaVECCHIA, J.

This appeal addresses the enforceability of an arbitration agreement contained in an application for employment. The courts below concluded that the agreement to arbitrate executed by the parties was valid and enforceable notwithstanding its inclusion in an application for employment, and therefore held that plaintiff was bound to submit her claims against her former employer to arbitration. All of plaintiff’s claims were held to be encompassed by the arbitration agreement, including her statutory claims concerning family leave and those…