June 10, 2026
A Connecticut federal judge reopened a lawsuit accusing Flowers Foods and two subsidiaries of misclassifying delivery drivers as independent contractors, giving the parties a chance to weigh in on the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling on the Federal Arbitration Act's transportation worker exemption.
June 09, 2026
Baked goods company Flowers Foods and delivery drivers asked a Connecticut federal judge to restart a suit alleging drivers were misclassified as independent contractors, saying the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling on the Federal Arbitration Act's transportation worker exemption means the case can move forward.
January 08, 2026
A truck driver's lawsuit accusing a food company and its subsidiaries of misclassifying employees as independent contractors will be paused while the U.S. Supreme Court weighs in on a similar dispute involving the same company, a Connecticut federal judge ruled.
February 25, 2025
High-profile wage and hour cases involving baked goods delivery drivers, ride-hail drivers, airplane fuel pumpers and warehouse workers are now advancing in lower courts after appellate panels ruled on whether the workers are exempt from arbitration. Here, Law360 checks in on these cases.