New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira

This opinion is safely relied on only in a threshold motion-to-compel-arbitration posture where a court is asked to enforce an arbitration agreement under the Federal Arbitration Act, the worker’s status as a transportation worker engaged in interstate commerce is undisputed, and the issue presents a pure question of statutory interpretation reviewed de novo. Its reasoning does not extend to contested §1 coverage, non-FAA or inherent-authority enforcement theories, post-arbitration proceedings, or situations where delegation clauses are enforced independent of the FAA. Reading the opinion to foreclose arbitration outside those confines materially overstates what the Court actually decided.