An arbitration agreement

An employee signed an arbitration agreement when he was hired. The agreement provided that the costs of the arbitration would be split equally between the parties with the employee payment capped at the amount earned in the employee’s highe: earnings month during the previous year; remedies could not include either punitiw damages or reinstatement; all claims must be brought forth within a year; and depositions were limited to one for each side. The employee was fired and filed a lawsuit. The company went to court to compel arbitration. What should the court decide? Why?