Trial Court Properly Confirms Arbitrator's Finding of Untimely Claim

A Texas appellate court upheld a decision that a worker’s negligence claim against his nonsubscribing employer was time-barred. Case: Vargas v. Rigid Global Buildings LLC, No. 14-20-00309-CV, 06/28/2022, published. Facts: Antonio Vargas worked for Rigid Global Buildings LLC. Rigid was not a subscriber to the state Workers’ Compensation Act. As a condition of his employment with Rigid, Vargas signed an arbitration agreement in May 2017. The agreement provided that all claims related to his employment with Rigid, except for any benefit claims under the company's occupational i...