Grabowski
Grabowski v. C.H. Robinson Co.
Opinion
Opinion
Hayes, J.
ORDER
The matters before the Court are (1) the Motion for an Order Directing Arbitration and Dismissing, or in the Alternative, Staying the Action (“Motion for an Order Directing Arbitration”), filed by Defendants (ECF No. 34); and (2) the Request for Full Discovery and a Jury Trial as to Disputed Issues of Fact in Motion to Compel Arbitration (“Request for Full Discovery and a Jury Trial”), filed by Plaintiff (ECF No. 43-1).
I. Background
On August 9, 2010, Plaintiff initiated this action by filing a Complaint in this Court. (ECF No. 1).
On November 30, 2010, Plaintiff filed the Third Amended Cotnplaint, which is the operative pleading. (ECF No. 14). Plaintiff, who was employed by Defendants as an “Account Manager,” alleges that Defendants improperly classified him (and other individuals employed by Defendants in California) as an exempt employee from overtime wages, and therefore failed to pay him overtime compensation although he “regularly worked more than eight (8) hours in a workday, forty (40) hours a workweek, and/or seven (7) consecutive days.” Id. ¶ 4. Plaintiff alleges the following claims, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated: (1) Unfair…