Supreme Court Rejects Amazon’s Driver Arbitration Dispute

The U.S. Supreme Court won’t consider whether Amazon.com Inc. “last mile” delivery drivers can escape contracts that require them to arbitrate their wage claims, a key issue percolating in courts for gig companies and other businesses that rely on contractors.

The justices on Monday declined to review a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that found the drivers can move forward with a proposed nationwide class action, despite agreements they signed, because they fall under a Federal Arbitration Act exemption for transportation workers engaged in interstate commerce.

Amazon driver Bernadean Rittmann sued the online retailer ...