Franchisor, Franchisees Ask 6th Circuit To Affirm Arbitration For Wage Case

Mealey's (February 24, 2020, 11:25 AM EST) -- CINCINNATI — A lawsuit by former Domino’s employees who accuse the franchisor and its franchisees of conspiring to suppress wages and limit employment opportunities was properly sent to arbitration by the trial court as the arbitration agreement delegates all arbitrability issues to an arbitrator, the franchisor claims in a Feb. 20 appellee brief filed in the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (Derek Piersing, et al. v. Domino’s Pizza Franchising LLC, et al., No. 19-2388, 6th Cir.)....