Deja Nair v. Medline Industries, LP, et al

  1. September 12, 2024

    Medline Can't Force Arbitration In Transportation Wage Suit

    Medical supply giant Medline can't compel a warehouse employee to arbitrate her wage-and-hour claims, the Ninth Circuit ruled, upholding a lower court's decision that she's exempted under the interstate-commerce exemption of the Federal Arbitration Act because she loads goods that cross state lines.

  2. July 29, 2024

    Medical Co. Fights To Reboot Arbitration Bid At 9th Circ.

    A private-equity owned medical product maker urged the Ninth Circuit on Monday to reverse a finding that a truck loader's proposed class wage claims are exempt from federal arbitration law, arguing that the court erred in finding that she engaged in interstate commerce based on "super flimsy evidence" and is exempt.

  3. July 26, 2024

    Calif. Forecast: Warehouse Worker Carveout Args At 9th Circ.

    In the coming week, attorneys should watch for oral arguments at the Ninth Circuit regarding whether warehouse workers are interstate transportation workers and therefore exempt from federal arbitration requirements. Here's a look at that proposed class action and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.

  4. July 08, 2024

    Medical Co. Worker Asks 9th Circ. Not To Revive Arbitral Bid

    A worker asked the Ninth Circuit on Monday to uphold a lower court's determination that her wage claims against a medical product seller are exempt from federal arbitration law, saying a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling clarifying who qualifies for the exemption supports keeping her claims in court.

  5. July 03, 2024

    Wage Suit Can Be Arbitrated Under Justices' Ruling, Co. Says

     A medical product seller urged the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday to reverse a lower court's determination that a worker is exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act, saying the wage claims should still be sent to arbitration under a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling clarifying which employees qualify for the exemption.

  6. May 10, 2024

    3 Cases Poised To Apply High Court's Arbitration Ruling

    Cases that were in the judicial pipeline when the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a ruling on what workers qualify for a carveout from federal arbitration law are poised to be among the first that apply its holding. Here, Law360 discusses three cases that were frozen in anticipation of the high court's decision.

  7. October 24, 2023

    Justices' Pending Arbitration Case Already Having Impact

    The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear a case this term exploring whether a worker is exempt from federal arbitration law by virtue of their role in transportation is poised to make an impact on employment litigation already in the judicial pipeline, months before the justices issue their opinion. Here, Law360 reviews four cases that could soon see an impact.