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U.S. Supreme Court Hears Argument on Arbitration Exemption for Food Delivery Drivers

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The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument on Feb. 20, 2024, on whether food distributors are exempt from arbitration under Section 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), governing "contracts of employment of seamen,...more

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Delivery in 30 Minutes or Less: Supreme Court Punts on Who Qualifies Under FAA Exemption for Interstate Commerce Workers

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In Domino’s Pizza LLC v. Carmona, Domino’s petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to clarify whether drivers making only in-state deliveries of goods, ordered by in-state customers from an in-state warehouse, engaged in interstate...more

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Supreme Court Sends Federal Arbitration Act Interstate Commerce Exemption Issue Back to Ninth Circuit

​​​​​​​On October 17, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States vacated a Ninth Circuit ruling addressing the scope of the “transportation worker” exemption from the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). The FAA generally...more

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SCOTUS Review: 8 Key Rulings from Last Term that Impact the Workplace and 3 Issues We’re Watching

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Many employers looked to the Supreme Court last term for clarity in cases with a significant impact on the workplace. The justices continued to shape the employment law landscape by ruling on an array of issues involving...more

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SCOTUS Nixes Forced Arbitration Clause in Southwest Employment Contract of Cargo Ramp Supervisor

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In a unanimous 8-0 decision, in Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon, the U.S. Supreme Court (Court) held that airline cargo ramp supervisors that assist with loading and unloading cargo constitute a class of workers engaged in...more

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The Supreme Court Finds Airplane ‎Cargo Loaders Are Exempt from Arbitration Proceedings

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Note: This QuickStudy provides an update to a May 2022 Labor & Employment Workforce Watch article addressing the same topic. In an 8–0 decision, the Supreme Court held that a ramp agent supervisor that sometimes loads and...more

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Supreme Court Ruling Ramps Up Opportunities For Certain Workers To Challenge Arbitration Agreements Under Federal Law

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Seyfarth Synopsis: As we previously reported, employers generally have found success when the United States Supreme Court takes up questions about the arbitrability of workplace disputes. The unanimous decision in Southwest...more

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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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OFCCP Week In Review: June 2022 #2

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee J. Chambers and Cynthia L. Hackerott. In today’s...more

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Wanna Get to Court? Now You Can: Supreme Court Refuses to Compel Arbitration for Airline Baggage Loaders

In a unanimous decision issued Monday, the Supreme Court refused to reroute an airline cargo loader’s underpayment claims to private arbitration. The case, Southwest Airlines v. Saxon, No. 21-309 (June 6, 2022), is a rare...more

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The U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Industry-Based Reading Of FAA’s Transportation Worker Exemption, Reduces Visibility For Workers...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: As we previously reported, employers generally have found success when the U.S. Supreme Court takes up questions about the arbitrability of workplace disputes. The unanimous decision in Southwest Airlines...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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U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Denies Arbitration, Ramps Up Litigation

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For the second time in two weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against a company seeking to compel individual arbitration of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective action claims. In Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon,...more

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FAA’s Transportation Worker Exception Covers Airline Ramp Agents, U.S. Supreme Court Holds

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Individuals employed as ramp workers who frequently handle cargo for an airline are “transportation workers” exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), the U.S. Supreme Court has held. Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon, No....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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Supreme Court Considers the Reach of Workplace Arbitration Agreements

The Supreme Court has recently taken the challenge of assessing the scope and breadth of workplace arbitration provisions under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, and Southwest...more

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Supreme Court Considers Scope of FAA’s Transportation Worker Exemption

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Do an airline’s ramp workers qualify as “transportation workers” exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)? This question is pending before the U.S. Supreme Court in Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon (No. 21-309), a...more

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The Supreme Court - December 13, 2021

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Southwest Airlines Co. v. Latrice Saxon, No. 21-309: This case, involving the Federal Arbitration Act, presents the following question: Whether workers who load or unload goods from vehicles that travel in interstate...more

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U.S. Supreme Court to Consider Whether Airline Ramp Worker Meets FAA Transportation Worker Exemption

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Do an airline’s ramp workers qualify as “transportation workers” exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)? The U.S. Supreme Court has granted an airline’s petition for review to resolve this question. Southwest...more

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