In December 2015, the parties requested a stay pending the outcome of a related lawsuit against Lyft in California. In May 2016, the parties finally moved to lift the stay and filed supplemental briefs. Both parties have submitted various declarations and exhibits outside the pleadings. During the motion hearing, the parties agreed that the Court should convert Lyft’s motion into a motion for partial summary judgment as to arbitrability, and that no further evidentiary hearing or submission was necessary. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(d). II. Legal Standard The Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq., governs the enforcement of written arbitration agreements implicating interstate commerce. See Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams, 532 U.S. 105, 119, 121 S.Ct. 1302, 149 L.Ed.2d 234 (2001) (<HOLDING>). “Congress enacted the FAA in response to
holding that mandatory arbitration agreements in the employment context fall under the faa holding that the faa extends to employment cases for employees other than those engaged in transportation of goods holding the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment extends the right to jury trial to defendants in serious criminal cases in state courts holding that the district court lacked the authority to compel arbitration  because the faa is inapplicable to employees who are engaged in interstate commerce holding that in the employment context only transportation workers employment contracts are exempted from the faas coverage