Lumm v. CC Servs., Inc.

*41Defendants, a corporation and its employees, appeal from the trial court's order denying their motion to compel arbitration of plaintiff's claims and stay judicial proceedings. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the court erred, reverse, and remand for the trial court to consider defendants' motion under the proper framework.

Plaintiff worked for defendants as an insurance sales agent. The parties dispute whether plaintiff was an employee or an independent contractor, but, as we explain below, that question is immaterial to the present appeal. After defendants terminated their…