Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon

596 U.S. 450·2022

What the Court Decided

The Supreme Court held that the relevant question for the Section 1 exemption is whether the worker belongs to a 'class of workers' that, as a whole, is engaged in interstate transportation, focusing on the nature of the work rather than the worker's individual actions.

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Cited In

Flower Foods, Inc. v. Brock

2025 Term · 24-935

The Court's most recent interpretation of the Section 1 exemption, holding that ramp supervisors who load and unload cargo on planes that travel interstate are transportation workers exempt from the FAA, providing a framework both sides use to argue about Brock's status.