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The Federal Arbitration Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1925 that governs arbitration in contracts implicating interstate commerce. The Act applies in both federal and state courts. 
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Text, Context, and Canons: Inside a Unanimous Supreme Court Decision

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The end of the Supreme Court's term usually brings divided decisions. But in Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon, the whole Court agreed on both the result and the reasoning in a trim 11 pages....more

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SCOTUS Says Airplane Cargo Loaders Are Exempt from Federal Arbitration Act: Key Employer Takeaways

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An airline can’t require a ramp supervisor who alleged that she frequently loaded cargo onto airplanes to arbitrate her claim for overtime pay under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), the Supreme Court decided in an 8-0...more

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Supreme Court Resolves Whether an Airline Ramp Supervisor Falls Within the Transportation Worker Exemption of the FAA

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For years courts have been struggling to determine the proper application of the Section 1 exemption of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). See 9 U.S.C. § 1. Now the U.S. Supreme Court has brought some clarity to the analysis....more

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The Supreme Court - June 6, 2022

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Southwest Airlines v. Saxon, No. 21-309: This case concerns the scope of the Federal Arbitration Act’s (FAA) exemption for certain interstate transportation workers - namely, “seamen, railroad employees, or any other class of...more

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Supreme Court of the United States Issues Important Decision on the Federal Arbitration Act

On June 6, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that airline cargo loaders are exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) under the statute’s “transportation worker” exemption. In Southwest Airlines Co. v....more

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COVID-19 Class Action Update: Employment, PPP, Business Interruption Insurance, and Airline Refunds Drive New Litigation

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In addition to battling class certification, businesses swept into these class actions may be faced with consolidation motions in multidistrict forums. The Arent Fox Class Actions group has been tracking COVID-19 class...more

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Airline Industry Alert: FAA Enacts Prompt Settlement Policy for Pilots Who are First-Time Violators of Drug and Alcohol Testing...

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On October 1, 2018, a new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) policy went into effect that allows commercial pilots who are first-time violators of certain drug and alcohol testing provisions the opportunity for prompt...more

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January 2017 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

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January was a busy month for independent contractor misclassification – and IC compliance. In addition to Lowe’s $2.85 million settlement with installers whom it classified as ICs, Lufthansa agreed to pay $1.1 million in...more

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