Mealey's (January 24, 2018, 1:00 PM EST) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — A California federal judge on Jan. 18 found that a former employee’s claims against Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. and numerous related entities and individuals under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act could not be compelled to arbitration because they did not fall within the scope of arbitration provisions in several underlying documents signed by the employee (Michael F. Dorman, et al. v. Charles Schwab & Co. Inc., et al., No. 17-cv-00285, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9107)....