U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments On FAA And Independent Contractors

Mealey's (October 3, 2018, 3:58 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Drivers’ independent contractor agreements are not exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), and an arbitrator, not the court, should decide the arbitrability of a dispute between the parties that entered into that agreement, the attorney representing a trucking company argued Oct. 3 before the U.S. Supreme Court (New Prime, Inc. v. Dominic Oliveira, No. 17-340, U.S. Sup.)....