Farac

ORDER COMPELLING ARBITRATION

Plaintiff Karen Farac (“Farac”) brings this sexual harassment and discrimination action against her employer The Perma-nente Medical Group (“TPMG”), Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Kaiser Permanente and doctors Alan Zeichner (“Zeichner”) and Steven Seibert (“Seibert”).

Defendants TPMG and Seibert move to compel arbitration pursuant to an employment agreement. For the reasons stated below, the motion to compel arbitration is GRANTED.

BACKGROUND

TPMG hired Farac in November 1998 as a pool physician in the department of Podiatry. In February of 2001, Farac became a staff podiatric physician. At that time Farac and TPMG entered into a “Po-diatric Physician Employment Agreement.” The arbitration provision of that agreement stated, in part:

While working as a pool physician, Fa-rac worked under the supervision of defendant Zeichner who was chief of the department of podiatry. Shortly before Farac became a staff podiatrist, defendant Sei-bert became the chief of the department and Farac’s direct supervisor.

Farac filed her complaint against defendants on August 22, 2001. The complaint alleges four causes of action under Title…