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Supreme Court Clarifies FAA Arbitration Exception Not Limited to Transportation Workers

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On April 12, 2024, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries Park St., LLC, 601 U.S. __ (2024). It unanimously held that the exception to arbitration under Section 1 of the Federal Arbitration...more

Holland & Knight LLP

U.S. Supreme Court: Workers Who Transport Goods Are Exempt from FAA, Regardless of Industry

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The U.S. Supreme Court on April 12, 2024, decided Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries Park St., LLC. The central issue revolved around the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) and its applicability to workers engaged in interstate...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Checklist for Booking Shipments via Brokers

With the effects of the pandemic and recession being felt through­out the transportation industry, our firm has seen an increase in claims by unpaid motor carriers against shippers and consignees for nonpayment, where the...more

BakerHostetler

Second Circuit Again Considers if Bakery Goods Drivers Are Excluded Under the FAA Because They Are “Transportation Workers”. The...

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While the Supreme Court’s opinion in Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon, 142 S. Ct. 1783 (2022), brought needed clarity to the analysis of the class of workers excluded as “transportation workers” by the residual clause of the...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Unpaid Motor Carrier Claims: What Shippers Can Do to Reduce the Risk of Liability When Using Third-Party Brokers

With the effects of the ongoing pandemic and ever-changing economic conditions being felt throughout the transportation industry, our firm has recently seen an increase in claims by unpaid motor carriers against shippers and...more

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Another Court Rules on When Ride-Sharing Drivers Are Exempt From Arbitration

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In this time of concern regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, there are other challenges still confronting companies. One involves the standard for enforcing arbitration agreements involving transportation workers. Or, stated...more

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