July 30, 2024
A Connecticut federal judge agreed to send two food distributors' misclassification suit to the Second Circuit, ruling that his decision that a Federal Arbitration Act carveout doesn't apply to businesses might create a loophole in the arbitration world.
June 18, 2024
A bakery urged a Connecticut federal judge to deny two food distributors' bid for a quick appeal of an order directing them to arbitrate their independent contractor misclassification claims, saying the request "falls woefully short" of the standards for an appeal.
May 03, 2024
Two food distributors who created corporate entities while working for a food service business must arbitrate claims they were misclassified as independent contractors because a Federal Arbitration Act carveout doesn't apply to businesses, a Connecticut federal judge has ruled.