H&R Block Mortgage Corp. v. White

Jonathan B. White (“White”) seeks to submit claims for wrongful termination and improper withholding of stock options against his former employer and affiliated companies, H&R Block Mortgage Corp., H&R Block, Inc., and H&R Block Financial Advisors, Inc. (collectively “Block”), to binding arbitra*281tion pursuant to the terms of an employment agreement between the parties. Block filed this action and the present motion seeking to stay the arbitration.

On April 22, 1999, White signed a one-year “Employment, Noncompetition and Confidentiality Agreement” (“Agreement”) with Assurance Mortgage…