Case: Wage & Hour/Arbitration (Cal. Ct. App., 1st Dist.)

Delivery drivers for UPS Supply Chain Solutions Inc., a United Parcel Service Inc. entity, weren’t required to arbitrate a class suit alleging the company’s payroll policies violated California labor laws and misclassified certain drivers as independent contractors, a California appellate court ruled. Substantial evidence supported the drivers’ claims that while they drove for SCS in Arizona, they also made deliveries in California, New Mexico, and Texas, the court found, and, thus, fell into an exemption under the Federal Arbitration Act for those engaged in interstate commerce.