A pair of cases at the U.S. Supreme Court next week will test the expansion of workplace arbitration after years of courts parsing the blurry area of law.
Amazon.com, Inc., Uber Technologies, Inc., and Postmates, Inc., along with states, business groups, and worker advocates will be watching both cases to see how the court rules on the power of the Federal Arbitration Act, the federal law that governs such agreements.
One case will determine which type of transportation workers should be exempt from arbitration agreements, and the other will test whether a unique California law, known as the Private Attorneys ...