Case Updates
Ninth Circuit holds that rideshare drivers do not fall within the Federal Arbitration Act’s exemption for transportation workers “engaged in interstate commerce”
February 16, 2022
Click here to view the opinion.
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief
November 20, 2020
The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief urging the Ninth Circuit to hold that the Federal Arbitration Act’s exemption for transportation workers “engaged in interstate commerce” does not cover rideshare drivers who occasionally drop off passengers at airports or train stations. Archis A. Parasharami and Daniel E. Jones of Mayer Brown LLP and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.
Case Documents
- Lower Court Order -- Rogers v. Lyft, Inc. (N.D. Cal.).pdf
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief -- Rogers v. Lyft, Inc. (Ninth Circuit).pdf
- Opinion -- Rogers v. Lyft, Inc. (Ninth Circuit).pdf