My question involves labor and employment law for the state of: WA
I worked for my former employer in the state of WA where I currently reside. Because I quit without notice, my former employer sued me as described in this thread "Can an Employee be Sued for Not Giving Sufficient Notice when Quitting".
The case went to court in the state of WA and was dismissed with prejudice because of the following paragraph in the employment agreement.
18. ARBITRATION. Employee and the company agree that any claim or controversy that arises out of or relates to this agreement, to the breach of this agreement, and/or the employee's employment, shall be settled exclusively by binding arbitration held in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Accordingly, by signing this agreement below the employee expressly agrees to waive his or her right to a judicial forum in favor of binding arbitration. Judgement upon the award rendered may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Now the company says that I have to buy a plane ticket and fly out to VA in order to defend myself. Is this legal when I worked for the company in the state of WA and live in the state of WA?

