No. 25-1124

Schmidt Baking Distribution, LLC, et al. v. Nathaniel Silva, et al.

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2026-03-26
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Tags: arbitration-exemption business-entities commercial-agreements contracts-of-employment Federal-Arbitration-Act statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the FAA's § 1 exemption, which on its face applies only to "contracts of employment," is inapplicable to commercial agreements between two business entities, neither of which is a "worker"?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the FAA's § 1 exemption, which on its face applies only to 'contracts of employment,' is inapplicable to commercial agreements between two business entities, neither of which is a 'worker'?

Docket Entries

2026-03-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 27, 2026)

Attorneys

Schmidt Baking Distribution, LLC, et al.
Robert Francois FriedmanLittler Mendelson, P.C., Petitioner