OWEN v. BRISTOL CARE, INC.

No. 12-1719.

702 F.3d 1050 (2013)

Sharon OWEN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BRISTOL CARE, INC., doing business as Bristol Manor, doing business as Ashbury Heights, doing business as The Essex, Defendant-Appellant. Employee Rights Advocacy Institute for Law & Policy; National Employment Law Project; National Employment Lawyers Association, Amici on Behalf of Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: January 7, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian N. Woolley , argued, Robert Kent Sellers , Shelley Ericsson , on the brief, Kansas City, MO, for appellant.

Ryan A. Keane , argued and on the brief, John E. Campbell , on the brief, Saint Louis, MO, for appellee.

National Employment Lawyers Association, The Employee Rights Advocacy Institute for Law & Policy, and National Employment Law Project, Douglas Micko, Minneapolis, MN, Rebecca M. Harburg Cappy, San Francisco, CA, on the amicus brief in support of appellees.

Before SMITH, BEAM, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.


GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

Bristol Care, Inc., ("Bristol Care") appeals the denial of its motion to compel arbitration in a suit initiated by its former employee Sharon Owen asserting claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") and seeking class action certification on behalf of other similarly situated current and former employees. Bristol Care contends that the district court incorrectly held that the Mandatory Arbitration Agreement ("MAA") signed by Owen and...

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