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'Contracts Of Employment' Next Arbitration Exemption Battle

By Max Kutner · March 31, 2026, 7:44 PM EDT

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...

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Case Information

Case Title

Ahaji Amos v. Amazon Logistics, INC.

Case Number

22-1748

Court

Appellate - 4th Circuit

Nature of Suit

3710 Fair Labor Standards Act

Date Filed

July 14, 2022


Case Title

Fli-Lo Falcon, LLC, et al v. AMZN, et al

Case Number

22-35818

Court

Appellate - 9th Circuit

Nature of Suit

4196 Franchise

Date Filed

October 17, 2022


Case Title

Tillman Transportation, LLC v. MI Business Incorporated, et al

Case Number

23-1777

Court

Appellate - 6th Circuit

Nature of Suit

3890 Other Statutory Actions

Date Filed

August 25, 2023


Case Title

Charles Adler, et al v. Gruma Corporation, et al

Case Number

23-3177

Court

Appellate - 3rd Circuit

Nature of Suit

3710 Fair Labor Standards Act

Date Filed

December 12, 2023


Case Title

Flowers Foods, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Angelo Brock

Case Number

24-935

Court

Supreme Court

Nature of Suit

3710 Fair Labor Standards Act

Date Filed

February 28, 2025


Case Title

Peltier v. Lepage Bakeries Park Street, LLC, et al

Case Number

25-1956

Court

Appellate - 1st Circuit

Nature of Suit

4190 Other Contract

Date Filed

October 07, 2025


Case Title

Schmidt Baking Distribution, LLC, et al., Petitioners v. Nathaniel Silva, et al.

Case Number

25-1124

Court

Supreme Court

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

March 26, 2026