Flowers Foods, Inc. v. Brock · ¶12

In recent years, we have had occasion to address the scope of § 1's exemption no fewer than three times. In each case, we have rejected efforts to cabin its reach. First, in New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira, 586 U. S. 105 (2019), we held that the “contracts of employment” § 1 embraces include contracts governing independent contractors, not just employees. Id., at 116. Then, in Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon, 596 U. S. 450 (2022), we held an airline worker who loaded and unloaded cargo ft within § 1's exemption even though she did not fy planes or otherwise cross state lines. Id., at 459, 461. Finally, in Bissonnette, we held that a worker can fall under § 1 whether he is employed in the “transportation industry” or some other, so long as his work “play[s] a direct and necessary role in the free fow of goods across borders.” 601 U. S., at 256 (internal quotation marks omitted).

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