June 15, 2026
A delivery driver told the First Circuit that Flowers Foods is trying to improperly broaden his appeal in a misclassification and wage suit by raising a belated argument over who owned the baked goods before delivery.
June 02, 2026
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 does not undo several independent arguments for keeping a Rhode Island bread distributor's wage suit in arbitration, Flowers Foods Inc. told the First Circuit.
May 19, 2026
Flowers Foods Inc. and two affiliates have pressed the First Circuit to uphold an order sending a Rhode Island bread distributor's wage suit to arbitration, arguing the distributor's agreement was a business-to-business contract that falls outside a Federal Arbitration Act exemption.
April 06, 2026
Flowers Foods has asked the First Circuit to put a distributor's appeal on hold while the U.S. Supreme Court decides a case involving the same question of whether local delivery drivers are exempt from arbitration under federal law.
March 31, 2026
Employers facing wage claims have been arguing that a federal arbitration exemption does not apply because workers did not have “contracts of employment,” an emerging issue that recently came up during oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in a case exploring a related question. Here, Law360 takes a look at the issue.