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Sunday, October 11, 2026

Federal Appeals Court: Employer Can't Force Employee Into Arbitration With Client - Law.com

A federal appeals court has unanimously denied Cypress Environmental Management’s attempt to force one of its employees to arbitrate a claim against one of the companies’ clients.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas’ decision to deny the company’s motion to compel arbitration after a Cypress employee sued one of the company’s customers for an overtime wage violation, court records show.

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