July 14, 2022
Two food distributors will have another chance to argue that Flowers Foods and two subsidiaries misclassified them as independent contractors, after a Second Circuit panel agreed to review its decision that diverted the suit into arbitration.
June 22, 2022
The full Second Circuit should review a panel's decision that two food distributors claiming they were misclassified as independent contractors weren't exempt from arbitration, the workers said, arguing that the ruling conflicts with a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision.
June 21, 2022
An Eleventh Circuit ruling that for nearly a year seemed to make it easier to bounce transportation workers' workplace disputes to arbitration has been weakened by a new U.S. Supreme Court decision, observers told Law360.
May 16, 2022
Following a new Second Circuit test for deciding whether to enforce arbitration agreements in employment suits, courts are going to closely consider how companies that transport items or people bring in commercial revenue, attorneys told Law360.
May 05, 2022
Two food distributors must arbitrate their claims that Flower Foods and two subsidiaries misclassified them as independent contractors, a split Second Circuit panel ruled Thursday, saying the workers cannot claim an arbitration exemption under federal law because they aren't transportation workers.