U.S. Supreme Court Denies Amazon’s Petition for Rehearing In FAA Exemption Case

Mealey's (August 2, 2021, 11:21 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Aug. 2 denied a petition for rehearing filed by Amazon.com Inc. and Amazon Logistics Inc. (together, Amazon) after the justices in June declined to take up a question regarding the scope of the Federal Arbitration Act’s (FAA) exemption for “workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce” and the act’s impact on a misclassification class complaint....