Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams

In Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams, 532 U.S. 105, 149 L. Ed. 2d 234, 121 S. Ct. 1302(2001), an employer brought an action in federal court under the FAA seeking to enjoin a suit in state court under a California employment discrimination statute, because the employee had agreed to arbitration. Circuit City, 532 U.S. at 110. The employee argued that the FAA does not apply to contracts of employment. Id. at 113. The Court stated that it "had been clear in rejecting the supposition that the advantages of the arbitration process somehow disappear when transferred to the employment context," and held for the employer. Id. at 123.