Warehouse Employees Must Arbitrate Worker Misclassification Suit

A group of A-1 Quality Logistical Sols., LLC employees who sought to pursue a class action must arbitrate their wage claims, a federal judge ruled.

The workers’ suit, filed in the the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, argued that were misclassified as independent contractors and had their pay unlawfully deducted. However, A-1 argued that as independent contractors, the Federal Arbitration Act requires them to arbitrate their wage-related claims.

An exemption for transportation workers under that statute doesn’t apply to the plaintiffs, Judge Michael R. Barrett said in a Monday opinion. While a close question, the ...