Carmen Ruiz is 17 years old and works in an office supply store.
As part of her employment contract, Carmen agreed to mandatory
arbitration to resolve employment disputes. Carmen was recently
terminated from her job for refusing to work extra hours after her
assigned shift ended. Her father, Jose, filed a lawsuit on Carmen’s
behalf for wrongful termination. The office supply store asked the
court to dismiss the lawsuit because Carmen had voluntarily signed
the employment agreement to settle employment...