WeWork Executive Wants Fast Appeal of N.Y.-Based Arbitration Ban

A black female former WeWork Companies Inc. executive asked a New York federal judge to fast-track for appeal her contention that state law blocks her from being forced to pursue her race and sex bias claims in arbitration rather than court.

Ayesha Whyte wants the Southern District of New York to certify for interlocutory review for the Second Circuit the question of whether the Federal Arbitration Act preempts New York Civil Practice Law and Rules § 7515, which prohibits mandatory arbitration of job discrimination and harassment claims.

She says an immediate appeal is proper because a ruling by the U.S. ...