Justices Lean Toward Pausing Wage Cases Sent to Arbitration (1)

Several US Supreme Court justices indicated that federal law doesn’t support lower courts dismissing lawsuits subject to mandatory arbitration and doing so risks putting considerable burdens on legal and judicial resources.

During oral argument Monday, the justices didn’t appear convinced that a US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruling upholding the dismissal of a wage and hour lawsuit was in line with the Federal Arbitration Act’s requirements.

A group of current and former drivers accused delivery service company IntelliQuick Delivery Inc. and some related entities of misclassifying them as independent contractors instead of employees who are entitled to ...