Legal Opinion
Gibson v. Nye Frontier Ford, Inc.
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided April 3, 2009No. S-13064PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MATTHEWS, Justice.
An employee was ordered by the superior court to arbitrate his Alaska Wage and Hour Act claim under an arbitration agreement that is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act. He contends that the arbitration agreement is unconscionable for three reasons: (1) it is subject to unilateral change by the employer; (2) it has a $50,000 appellate threshold that favors the employer; and (3) it requires the employee to pay arbitration costs that he would not have to pay if his claim were prosecuted in superior court. We conclude that (1) the agreement is not subject to…
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