Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries Park St., LLC
601 U.S. 246 (2024)
Supreme Court of the United States · April 12, 2024
What the court decided
A transportation worker does not have to work in the transportation industry to fall within the Act's exemption. The question is what the worker does, not what the employer sells, though the worker must play a direct and necessary role in the free flow of goods across borders.
Who won
The distributors won this round. The Supreme Court unanimously vacated the Second Circuit's decision and sent the case back.
Why it matters for workers
A worker who moves goods for a bakery or a retailer can be a transportation worker. The Court left open whether these particular distributors qualify.
Key passage: 601 U.S. 246 at 252-56.
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Source of the text: Supreme Court of the United States (preliminary print of the official United States Reports, volume 601) — https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/601us2r12_7648.pdf. This page summarizes the decision in plain language; the court’s own words are in the PDF above.