Gulfstream’s Arbitration Policy Meets Supportive Appeals Court

Gulfstream Aerospace Services Corp.'s policy requiring employees to pursue disputes through arbitration likely meets the criteria for notifying a worker that they’re agreeing to a binding contract, a panel of Massachusetts Appeals Court judges suggested Friday.

Alfonso Longobardi brought a lawsuit against Gulfstream claiming that he was given a job he couldn’t safely perform because he had lung cancer. He argues the dispute resolution policy he signed is unenforceable because he wasn’t reasonably notified that he was being asked to sign a binding arbitration agreement.

“He acknowledged that he read and understood it. It seems hard to get by on ...