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Martins v. Flowers Foods, Inc.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Jul 9, 2021
No. 20-11378 (11th Cir. Jul. 9, 2021)

Summary

vacating district court's decision, which found baking company distributors qualified as transportation workers, in light of Hamrick

Summary of this case from O'Bryant v. Flowers Foods Inc.

Opinion

20-11378

07-09-2021

DANIEL MARTINS, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. FLOWERS FOODS, INC., FLOWERS BAKING CO. OF BRADENTON, LLC, FLOWERS BAKING CO. OF VILLA RICA, LLC, FLOWERS BAKING CO. OF MIAMI, LLC, FLOWERS BAKING CO. OF JACKSONVILLE, LLC, FLOWERS BAKING CO. OF THOMASVILLE, LLC, Defendants - Appellants. PETE RYAN, et al., Intervenor Plaintiffs,


DO NOT PUBL ISH

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida D.C. Docket No. 8:16-cv-03145-MSS-JSS

Before WILSON, NEWSOM and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

On June 22, 2021, this Court issued its opinion in Hamrick v. Partsfleet, LLC, et al, No. 19-13339, which held that the FAA's transportation-worker exemption applies only if the worker belongs to a class of workers in the transportation industry and the class of workers actually engages in foreign or interstate commerce. We hereby VACATE the district court's order on appeal and REMAND this matter for further consideration in light of Hamrick.


Summaries of

Martins v. Flowers Foods, Inc.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Jul 9, 2021
No. 20-11378 (11th Cir. Jul. 9, 2021)

vacating district court's decision, which found baking company distributors qualified as transportation workers, in light of Hamrick

Summary of this case from O'Bryant v. Flowers Foods Inc.
Case details for

Martins v. Flowers Foods, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:DANIEL MARTINS, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

Date published: Jul 9, 2021

Citations

No. 20-11378 (11th Cir. Jul. 9, 2021)

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