June 29, 2021
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.
February 22, 2021
The Supreme Court on Monday refused Amazon's request to review a Ninth Circuit decision that found the company's delivery drivers can pursue misclassification claims in court because they fit the definition of transportation workers who are exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act.
January 13, 2021
A proposed class of Amazon delivery drivers urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday not to take up the e-commerce giant's petition to undo a Ninth Circuit win for them, arguing that the circuit court got it right when it held that the drivers needn't arbitrate their misclassification claims.
January 03, 2021
A personal jurisdiction battle affecting the legal exposure of automakers and other product manufacturers, delivery drivers' feud with gig-economy companies over their independent contractor status and clashes over the scope of federal preemption are among the court battles that transportation attorneys are watching in 2021.