Super Micro Ex-Director Must Arbitrate State Employment Claims

A former Super Micro Computer Inc. director who alleged the tech company engaged in misleading accounting practices must arbitrate his California employment law claims, according to a federal judge.

Bob K. Luong’s whistleblower claim under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 can’t be arbitrated, but it will be stayed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California after Judge Beth Labson Freeman ruled Monday that the arbitration agreement Luong signed was enforceable, and the federal law doesn’t prevent out-of-court resolution of his state law claims.

Luong sued earlier this year alleging Super Micro engaged in retaliation against him ...