Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
10-28-2024
Abstract
Section 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act states that “nothing herein contained shall apply to contracts of employment of seamen, railroad employees, or any other class of workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce.” Since the turn of the millennium, the courts have found reason to define the exact limits of the scope of this exception. Notably, Circuit City Stores v. Adams, 532 U.S. 105 (2001), held that the exception in Section 1 must be read narrowly only to include transportation workers, otherwise the enumeration of seamen and railroad employees would not make sense.
The print edition of the issue has also been released. This post was originally published on the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution website on October 28, 2024.
Recommended Citation
Wiener, Charlie, "Defining the Scope of Section 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act: Recent Judicial Interpretations and Implications for the Gig Economy" (2024). Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution (CJCR) Blog. 99.
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cjcr-blog/99
