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Question

Sarah was hired as a programmer at a new video game company. It was her dream job. On her first day of employment, she was presented with a stack of forms she needed to read and sign. Among the forms was a document in which Sarah would agree to arbitrate any disputes with the company. The document stated that Sarah would be required to file any claim against the company within thirty days of its occurrence, both parties agreed to pay their own attorney's fees, and the parties agreed to waive any discovery. Sarah asked her supervisor if she could take the document home and have her brother (who was an attorney) look it over. The supervisor said Sarah really needed to sign the document today if she wanted to be able to start working today. Sarah signed the document. Three months later, Sarah was fired for poor performance. Sarah believed she was fired because her supervisor did not like working with women, and Sarah filed a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Then after receiving a Right to Sue letter, she sued the company in federal court. The employer sought to have the case dismissed because Sarah was required to arbitrate all disputes. Will the employer be able to enforce the arbitration agreement?