GIULIANO III v. INLAND EMPIRE PERSONNEL, INC,
Federal Arbitration Act Sec. 2, which mandates the enforcement of arbitration clauses in contracts involving interstate commerce, preempts Labor Code Sec. 229 to extent that section guarantees workers a judicial forum for unpaid wage claims. Section 2 indisputably applied where employer did business in more than one state, employee traveled outside California on business, and employee's duties included negotiating loans from out of state lenders. Employee's claim for large bonus and severance payment is not subject to special requirements dictated by fundamental public policy for arbitration of claims involving discrimination, wrongful termination, or payment of minimum wages or overtime. Requirement that employee arbitrate any dispute with "our Company" unambiguously mandated that claims be arbitrated as to all of the related entities that were sued by employee for allegedly breaching employment contract.
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