Flowers Foods Drivers Nab High Court Look at Arbitration Dispute

Drivers who deliver baked goods for Flowers Foods Inc. and say they fall under a transportation worker exemption to federal arbitration laws convinced the US Supreme Court on Friday to take a look at their case.

The workers urged the high court to overturn a Second Circuit decision preventing them from using the Federal Arbitration Act exemption to avoid arbitrating would-be class claims that the baked goods producer and two subsidiaries misclassified them as independent contractors instead of employees entitled to greater wage protections.

The case offers the justices a chance to further clarify who qualifies for the FAA’s transportation ...