Northrop Grumman Gets Labor Claims Moved to Preferred Arbitrator

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. can push a former employee to resolve labor claims with the company’s preferred arbitrator, Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, a Los Angeles state judge ruled.

The employee, Austin Carroll, who worked as a composite bonder for about six years, previously agreed to arbitrate his labor claims, including individual claims under California’s Private Attorneys General Act, according to court filings. However, he refused to move forward with the JAMS process and sought instead to arbitrate with the American Arbitration Association, which the company successfully challenged.

Carroll’s attorneys argued in court filings that he didn’t demand or ...