Nonsubscribing Employer Can Compel Worker to Arbitrate Personal Injury Claim

A Texas appellate court ruled that a worker could be compelled to arbitrate her personal injury action against her nonsubscribing employer, since an agreement she electronically signed was not unconscionable. Case: H-E-B LP v. Saenz, No. 01-20-00850-CV, 10/12/2021, published. Facts and procedural history: Maria Saenz worked for H-E-B LP as a baker. She allegedly suffered injuries after she was struck by a forklift. Saenz filed suit against H-E-B, a nonsubscriber to the workers’ compensation system, seeking damages. H-E-B then moved to compel arbitration pursuant to its work injury be...