July 06, 2026
Ninth Circuit arguments in a proposed class and collective action by delivery drivers seeking overtime from a food distributor will likely focus on which entity shipped the transported goods, an analysis that can help determine whether a Fair Labor Standards Act exemption for truck drivers applies, attorneys said.
June 04, 2026
A food service distributor told the Ninth Circuit that a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that last-mile drivers who locally deliver goods that travel interstate can qualify for a federal arbitration exemption supports a lower court's decision tossing workers' federal overtime claims.
June 01, 2026
Food delivery drivers suing a California company for alleged wage violations say a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision bolsters their argument that a similar federal overtime exemption does not cover their local warehouse runs, according to a letter filed in the Ninth Circuit.
April 13, 2026
Appeals courts are currently looking at a slew of wage and hour issues, including whether Fair Labor Standards Act collectives have defined borders, the survival of "headless" California's Private Attorneys General Act claims and whether delivery drivers fall under two federal exemptions. Here, Law360 explores these wage and hour cases.
June 06, 2025
Truck drivers said a California federal court focused on the wrong shipper when it ruled that they were overtime-exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act, urging the Ninth Circuit to flip the decision granting a win to a food distributor.