REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

GREGORY J. KELLY, Magistrate Judge.

This cause came on for consideration without oral argument on the following motion filed herein:

On September 20, 2016, the Defendants removed this action to the district court from Florida's Ninth Judicial Circuit Court. Doc. No. 1. In the complaint, Plaintiff alleges the Defendants violated the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201, et. seq. (the "FLSA"). Doc. No. 2. Plaintiff's FLSA claim against the Defendants is also brought on behalf of other similarly situated employee, pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 216(b)-(c), as a putative collective action. Doc. No. 2 at ¶¶ 16-19. On September 27, 2016, the Defendants filed an Unopposed Motion to Compel Arbitration and Stay This Action (the "Motion"). Doc. No. 7. Defendants attach an employment agreement (the "Agreement") between Plaintiff and Defendant Lock Busters, Inc., wherein the parties "agree to submit all disputes related to compensation arising out of this Agreement to binding arbitration." Doc. No. 7 at 14 ¶ 8. Based upon that arbitration clause, Defendants argue that this case should be stayed and the parties should be compelled to submit Plaintiff's FLSA claim to arbitration. Doc. No. 7 at 7. The Motion is unopposed. Doc. No. 7 at 7.

The Eleventh Circuit has held that FLSA claims for unpaid overtime wages may be subject to compulsory arbitration agreements even if the claims are brought as a collective action. Walthour v. Chipio Windshield Repair, LLC, 745 F.3d 1326, 1332-34 (11th Cir. 2014). Furthermore, the parties agree that the Agreement constitutes a valid written agreement to arbitrate issues regarding Plaintiff's compensation and there is no issue as to whether Defendants' right to arbitrate has been waived. See Senti v. Sanger Works Factory, Inc., No. 6:06-cv-1903-Orl-22DAB, 2007 WL 1174076, at *5 (M.D. Fla. April 18, 2007) (Florida law requires a valid written agreement, arbitrable issues, and the absence of waiver before court will compel arbitration); Doc. No. 7 at 5-7. Accordingly, after having carefully reviewed the Agreement and the Motion, and in the absence of any objection from the Plaintiff, it is recommended that the Motion be granted as unopposed.

Based on the foregoing, it is hereby RECOMMENDED that:

NOTICE TO PARTIES

A party has fourteen days from this date to file written objections to the Report and Recommendation's factual findings and legal conclusions. A party's failure to file written objections waives that party's right to challenge on appeal any unobjected-to factual finding or legal conclusion the district judge adopts from the Report and Recommendation. See 11th Cir. R. 3-1. In order to expedite the final disposition of this matter, if the parties have no objections to this report and recommendation, they may promptly file a joint notice of no objection.