Bhc Pinnacle Pointe Hospital, LLC v. Debra Nelson and Henry Anderson, Jr.

Summary

The court held that it had jurisdiction over the interlocutory appeal because the arbitration agreements were governed by the Federal Arbitration Act and the appellate rule authorized appeals from orders entered pursuant to statutes in effect on the specified date. It further held that an arbitration agreement governed by the Federal Arbitration Act is a legally prescribed method of waiving a jury trial, that the Arkansas Minimum Wage Act did not invalidate the parties' arbitration agreements, and that the employees' wage claims fell within those agreements' scope. The order denying arbitration was reversed and remanded for entry of an order compelling arbitration.