Zenelaj

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION

This matter is before the Court on Defendant’s motion to compel the arbitration of Plaintiffs’ complaint. After carefully considering the arguments presented in the Parties’ written and oral submissions, Defendant’s motion to compel arbitration is hereby GRANTED, for the reasons set forth below.

BACKGROUND

Defendant Handybook is a technology company that offers an online platform through which customers in need of cleaning services can connect to independent cleaning professionals. Plaintiffs Vilma and Greta Zenelaj are independent cleaning professionals and users of this platform that have filed a class action lawsuit alleging that cleaners using the platform are misclassified as independent contractors, unlawfully denying them access to the employment benefits and protections required by California law. Oct. 30, 2014 Compl. (Docket No. 1-1). As a result of this misclassification, Plaintiffs allege that Defendant failed to pay overtime and minimum wages, reimburse required business expenses, provide meal periods and rest periods, furnish accurate itemized wage statements, pay earned wages upon discharge, and remit…