Latrice Nelson v. Macy's Retail Holdings, LLC

Summary

The United States District Court for the Northern District of California denied Macy's motion to compel arbitration in a wage-and-hour class action brought by a former employee. The court held that the plaintiff was a transportation worker engaged in interstate commerce and therefore exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act under 9 U.S.C. § 1. The court maintained the scheduled case management conference, subject to possible vacatur if Macy's appeals and seeks a stay.

Holdings

1. Plaintiff was a transportation worker engaged in interstate commerce and was therefore exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act under 9 U.S.C. § 1.
2. Macy's motion to compel arbitration was denied because Plaintiff falls within the FAA's Section 1 transportation-worker exemption.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Plaintiff was a transportation worker engaged in interstate commerce and therefore exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act under 9 U.S.C. § 1.
2. Whether Macy's supplemental evidence created a factual dispute regarding the interstate nature of the merchandise Plaintiff handled sufficient to support compelling arbitration.

Disposition

other