Government Contractor Can Compel Arbitration of Employee's Injury Claim

A divided Texas appellate court ruled that an arbitration agreement between a worker and her employer, a government military contractor, was valid and enforceable. Case: ReadyOne Industries v. Lopez, No. 08-15-00157-CV, 04/25/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: ReadyOne is a garment manufacturer in El Paso. ReadyOne manufactures and supplies apparel for the United States military. It also engages in interstate commerce through its purchase of goods and services from other states, and by shipping its products out of Texas. ReadyOne hired Iveth Rodriguez Lopez as a sewing mach...