Duran

FACTS

Plaintiff Griselda Duran was employed from April 2018 to August 2019 by defendant EmployBridge, LLC, which does business in California as Select Staffing. In March 2018, as part of her employment application, plaintiff electronically signed an arbitration agreement. The arbitration agreement (1) states it “is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.” and (2) contains a broad agreement to arbitrate claims:

“In the event there is any dispute between [Duran] and the Company relating to or arising out of the employment or the termination of [Duran], which [Duran] and the Company are unable to resolve informally through direct discussion, regardless of the kind or type of dispute, [Duran] and the Company agree to submit all such claims or disputes to be resolved by final and binding arbitration, instead of going to court, in accordance with the procedural rules of the Federal Arbitration Act.” The agreement specifically encompasses wage-hour disputes: “[S]aid disputes may include but are not limited to claims for or under: … wages, salary, compensation, reimbursement, penalties, … the Federal Labor Standards Act and comparable state or

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