The defamation claim does not fall within the scope of arbitrable claims as a violation of common law"affecting economic terms of employment,as nothing asserted in the claim touched on issues generally regarded as economic terms of employment. Because the employee's defamation claim did not fall within the scope of the 2000 Rules of Arbitration, the trial court abused its discretion by denying the motion to compel arbitration.
March 21, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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