Interstate Transportation Workers Are Exempted From Arbitration Under The Federal Arbitration Act. We have been remiss reporting on 9th Circuit cases since mid-July 2024. Now, we're doing a little catch-up. An airline fuel technician qualifies as a transportation worker engaged in foreign or interstate commerce, and thus he is exempt from the FAA's […]
A 9-0 Opinion Authored By Justice John Roberts. Wonder Bread Store, B-80, Rock Springs, Wyoming. Photographer: John Margolies. 2004. Library of Congress. No known restrictions. The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, holds: "A transportation worker need not work in the transportation industry to fall within the exemption from the FAA provided by §1 […]
Ninth Circuit Explains Drivers Inside California May Be Engaged In Interstate Commerce. The ingredients for Domino's pizzas are delivered from out-of-state to warehouses in California where they are weighed, redistributed, packaged, and delivered by truck drivers in California to Domino's Pizza franchisees located in California. Do the California drivers qualify as a class of […]
The FAA Exempts Interstate-Transportation Workers And Others Like Them From Arbitration. On June 6, 2022, in an 8-0 opinion authored by Justice Clarence Thomas, SCOTUS held that Latrice Saxon, a ramp supervisor for Southwest Airlines, was exempted by the Federal Arbitration Act from having to arbitrate. Southwest Airlines v. Saxon, No. 21-309 (S. Ct. […]
Engaged In Interstate Commerce, Domino's Drivers Delivering Pizza Ingredients Intrastate Are Exempt From Requirements of Federal Arbitration Act. 9 U.S.C § 1. How Domino's Makes Its Pizza ↑ Downtown LA Pizza. Carol Highsmith, photographer. 2012. Library of Congress. ↑ Jon Stewart Deep Dish Pizza Rant. ↓ […]