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U.S. Supreme Court,
Labor/Employment

Oct. 1, 2018

Supreme Court to hear arguments over whether arbitration act exemption applies to transportation contractors

For the second time this year, the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on the scope of the Federal Arbitration Act after hearing arguments Wednesday on whether an exemption for transportation workers applies to contractors

Supreme Court to hear arguments over whether arbitration act exemption applies to transportation contractors
heodore J. Boutrous Jr., a partner with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, will defend a company at the U.S. Supreme Court against a truck driver who argues that arbitration should not be compelled in his dispute.

The U.S. Supreme Court will once again wrestle with the scope of the Federal Arbitration Act after hearing arguments this week about whether the law exempts independent contractors, and whether that question should be answered by a court or an arbitrator.

In Oliveira v. New Prime Inc., a truck driver initiated a class action for various labor violations including failure to pay minimum wage against the company with which he ...

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