Trial Court Can't Decide Arbitrability of Worker's Claims

A Texas appellate court ruled that a dispute between an injured worker and her employer over the arbitrability of her injury claims had to be resolved by an arbitrator. Case: CHG Hospital Bellaire LLC v. Johnson, No. 01-20-00437-CV, 08/30/2022, published. Facts: Seketa Johnson worked for CHG Hospital Bellaire LLC. She allegedly suffered injuries while training as a nurse when she tried to lift an obese patient because the hospital did not have the equipment ordinarily used to move them. Physicians treated Johnson’s injuries and advised her to not lift anything weighing more than 10 po...