Person O worked as a delivery driver at pizza W. He drove his own car in making deliveries. His wage was $ 0.50 above minimum wage on hourly basis and fixed rate of $0.80 per delivery. Person O brought a class action against pizza W that the wages given by pizza W violated wage and hour laws. Pizza W argued that person O has signed an arbitration agreement with pizza W and therefore cannot go to trial against pizza W. To discuss: If person O should be compelled to submit to arbitration agreement.

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Person O worked as a delivery driver at pizza W. He drove his own car in making deliveries. His wage was $ 0.50 above minimum wage on hourly basis and fixed rate of $0.80 per delivery. Person O brought a class action against pizza W that the wages given by pizza W violated wage and hour laws. Pizza W argued that person O has signed an arbitration agreement with pizza W and therefore cannot go to trial against pizza W.

To discuss: If person O should be compelled to submit to arbitration agreement.

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