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Carmen Wallace, et al v. Grubhub Holdings, Inc., et al
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June 29, 2021
Arbitration Act's Transportation Worker Carveout Splits Courts
A recent Eleventh Circuit ruling that suggested the Federal Arbitration Act may not cover "last-mile" delivery drivers shows how challenging it is to identify the law's scope, employment lawyers say.
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December 18, 2020
The Biggest Transportation Rulings Of 2020
Appellate courts handed down mixed rulings this year on whether gig-economy drivers are exempt from arbitration, and California courts issued decisions narrowing the scope of the federal government's preemption of certain regulations for airline and trucking workers. Here’s a look at some of the biggest rulings that impacted the transportation sector in 2020.
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September 29, 2020
Will Barrett Tip Transport Worker Exemption Cases?
Seventh Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett's recent decisions limiting which types of workers can evade mandatory arbitration clauses or receive overtime pay raise questions on whether her elevation to the U.S. Supreme Court might tip the scales on hot-button issues involving transportation and gig-economy companies.
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September 26, 2020
Judge Amy Coney Barrett: 7th Circ. Decisions To Know
Judge Amy Coney Barrett is a devout Catholic and a law professor who has developed a conservative record in her relatively brief time on the Seventh Circuit. As a fierce election-year battle looms over her confirmation, here are some telling opinions, dissents and decisions she has written.
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September 26, 2020
7 Barrett Employment Rulings That Lawyers Should Know
A look at employment rulings from Seventh Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett, whom President Donald Trump tapped Saturday to serve on the nation's highest court, reveals victories for both workers and businesses. Here, Law360 looks at seven decisions that offer a glimpse into her mindset on workplace law issues.
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September 09, 2020
7th Circ. Won't Revisit Arbitration Ruling For GrubHub Drivers
The Seventh Circuit declined Wednesday to reconsider its decision that GrubHub delivery drivers must arbitrate a pair of putative class actions over their pay, despite recent rulings from other circuits that the Federal Arbitration Act doesn't cover Amazon.com delivery drivers.
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August 26, 2020
Amazon Arbitration Rulings Invoked Against Lyft, Grubhub
Grubhub and Lyft drivers urged two federal appeals courts to find that they're exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act in their fight to be classified as employees, citing recent appellate rulings that found the law didn't cover Amazon.com delivery drivers.
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August 04, 2020
7th Circ. Says Grubhub Drivers Must Arbitrate Wage Claims
The Seventh Circuit on Tuesday rejected arguments that Grubhub Inc. delivery drivers are workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce specifically exempted from the Federal Arbitration Act, affirming lower-court decisions to send a pair of putative wage-and-hour class actions to arbitration.
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February 12, 2020
GrubHub Tells 7th Circ. Drivers Not Exempt From Arbitration
GrubHub told the Seventh Circuit on Wednesday that wage-and-hour lawsuits brought by its food delivery drivers belong in arbitration, saying Congress wasn't seeking to protect "a local delivery person with a bag containing a sandwich and a bag of chips" when it created the Federal Arbitration Act's exemption for transportation workers.
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January 13, 2020
GrubHub Drivers' Wage Suits Belong In Court, 7th Circ. Told
GrubHub Inc. drivers who are banking on the Federal Arbitration Act's exemption for transportation workers to advance their wage-and-hour suits in court told the Seventh Circuit their work making food deliveries qualifies as interstate commerce, which exempts them from arbitration.