Fatemeh Johnmohammadi was an employee of Bloomingdale’s, Inc. (Bloomingdale’s). She sought to bring a state class-action claim alleging that she and others, similarly situated, were owed overtime wages. Bloomindale’s removed the case to federal court and then filed a motion to compel arbitration of Johnmohammadi’s claims. The District Court granted the motion and dismissed the case without prejudice. Johnmohammadi appealed to the Ninth Circuit.
In Johnmohammadi v. Bloomingdale’s, Inc., the Ninth Circuit affirmed the District Court’s decision. The Court found that there is no question that Johnmohammadi voluntarily agreed to Bloomingdale’s arbitration agreement, which also included a class action waiver. The arbitration agreement included an opt-out option of which Johnmohammadi did not avail herself.
