Velazquez

I. INTRODUCTION

After Victorina “Diana” Santiago Velazquez sued her employer, Plug Connection, LLC (Plug), Plug attempted to compel arbitration of the dispute. The trial court determined that Plug failed to establish a valid arbitration agreement. Plug appeals that order contending first, the trial court erred because Velazquez did not dispute her handwritten name appeared on the arbitration agreement; and second, the trial court improperly excluded evidence. We affirm, finding sufficient evidence that Velazquez did not knowingly sign the alleged agreement and any errors in the evidentiary rulings were harmless.

II. BACKGROUND

Plug is a greenhouse grower that specializes in cultivating and selling young plants. Velazquez began working for Plug as a seasonal employee in December 2021. When she returned for her second season in December 2022, Plug assigned Velazquez a position working with “a chemical named Dip ‘N Grow.” A week later, Plug terminated Velazquez’s employment after she reported an allergic reaction to Dip ‘N Grow. On April 4, 2023, Velazquez filed a complaint against Plug asserting

11 causes of action.1 On August 8, 2023, Plug moved to compel arbitration, alleging…