The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that a ramp supervisor’s cargo loading duties qualified as engaging in commerce under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), exempting her from Arbitration under the FAA.
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On August 19, 2020, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Amazon delivery drivers are transportation workers engaged in interstate commerce and thus exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), even if they only make deliveries in one state.
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In an initial victory for California employers, a California federal court granted a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the recently passed California Assembly Bill 51 (“AB 51”), which banned mandatory arbitration of employment disputes.
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Courts may not compel employers to arbitrate class actions—i.e., cases where several individuals collectively assert claims against their employer—unless the underlying arbitration agreement clearly authorizes class arbitrations, the Supreme Court recently held.
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