U.S. Supreme Court gives boost to Domino's in arbitration case [View all]

Source: Reuters

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October 17, 2022 10:30 AM EDT
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U.S. Supreme Court gives boost to Domino's in arbitration case

By Daniel Wiessner

Oct 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave a boost to Domino's Pizza Inc's (DPZ.N) bid to force delivery drivers to bring a wage lawsuit in private arbitration rather than in court in a case from California that could have major implications for gig economy companies.

The justices threw out a lower court's ruling that had let a group of drivers pursue a class action lawsuit seeking to recoup work-related expenses because their local deliveries represented the final step in the flow of goods over state lines.

The justices ordered the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider the case in light of the Supreme Court's unanimous ruling in June that Southwest Airlines Co (LUV.N) could not force an overtime pay lawsuit by baggage handlers into arbitration because the workers routinely load cargo onto planes that cross state lines.

A U.S. law called the Federal Arbitration Act requires the enforcement of agreements that workers sign with companies to bring legal disputes in arbitration, but it exempts transportation workers engaged in interstate commerce.

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