New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira (17-340)

Question

In a dispute over the whether a contract falls within the exemptions in Section 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), must a court determine whether the FAA applies, or is that for the arbitrator to decide?

Does the Section 1 of the FAA, which exempts "contracts of employment" in certain industries, apply to agreements that purport to establish an independent-contractor relationship?

Petitioner: New Prime Inc.

Respondent: Dominic Oliveira

Granted: 2018-02-26 00:00:00

Decided: 2019-01-15 00:00:00

Argued: 2018-10-03 11:00:00

Uploaded: 2018-10-09 09:45:00

Advocates: Bryan A. Stevenson, Jennifer D. Bennett

Links: Oyez | Opinion | Youtube

Tags: Federal Arbitration Act, Workers Rights and Labor Unions