Morrow v. Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Missouri Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES M. SMART, JR., Judge.
This case addresses the issue of whether a program adopted by Hallmark Cards, Inc., requiring employees to give up their right of access to the courts for employment-related claims, and providing arbitration as the exclusive means of resolution of those claims, is a legally enforceable contract. Mary Kay Morrow, a former employee of Hallmark, contends that the circuit court erred in finding an enforceable contract and in compelling arbitration as to her claims of age discrimination and retaliation.
Because arbitration can be compelled only when a party has agreed to…
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