Adler v. Fred Lind Manor

¶1 Like its companion case, Zuver v. Airtouch Communications, Inc., 153 Wn. 2d 293, 103 P.3d 753 (2004), this case requires us to consider the enforceability of a predispute employment arbitration agreement in the context of employment discrimination litigation. Here, after employee Gerald Adler sued his employer Fred Lind Manor, the trial court granted Fred Lind Manor’s motion to compel arbitration under the arbitration agreement. Adler asserts that the arbitration agreement is unenforceable because it violates his right to a jury trial, because the Washington Law Against Discrimination…