July 15, 2024
Amazon properly moved to arbitrate in districts where drivers accusing the e-commerce giant of misclassifying them as independent contractors agreed to arbitrate their claims, the company told a Washington federal judge, urging the court to deny the workers' request for an injunction.
June 17, 2024
Amazon urged a Washington federal judge to toss claims in a long-running, recently reopened lawsuit alleging the company misclassified drivers as independent contractors, saying the workers still had not provided any concrete evidence to support their claims.
May 06, 2024
Two related long-running lawsuits claiming Amazon misclassified drivers as independent contractors instead of employees will likely resume after a Washington federal judge said lifting a stay would be appropriate in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to hear two matters that might have impacted the misclassification cases.
December 11, 2023
A Washington federal judge agreed with Amazon Monday that a group of delivery drivers' wage suit should remain frozen because the U.S. Supreme Court is still considering whether to hear two cases that could dictate if the drivers fall under the Federal Arbitration Act's exemption for interstate transportation workers.
November 14, 2023
Amazon is pushing for a suit brought in Washington federal court by a group of delivery drivers to remain on pause so the U.S. Supreme Court has a chance to address an appellate court split over whether the drivers fall under the Federal Arbitration Act's exemption for interstate transportation workers.
October 17, 2023
Amazon Flex drivers asked a Washington federal judge to lift a stay on their wage suit, saying the Ninth Circuit has since ruled in favor of workers in two related cases that had precipitated the pause and that there is no reason to further delay the already drawn-out litigation.
March 21, 2023
Amazon Flex drivers steering a class action accusing the company of wrongly classifying them as independent contractors rather than full employees told a Washington federal judge their suit should not be combined with three other similar suits, saying two are "copycat" lawsuits and the other should proceed in tandem.
February 28, 2023
A group of Amazon delivery drivers suing the company for wage violations are pushing a Washington federal judge for class certification, saying their medley of state and federal claims pivot on a singular legal question: whether the company wrongly called them independent contractors.
February 16, 2023
Amazon urged a Washington federal judge to toss a group of drivers' suit alleging they were misclassified as independent contractors, saying that their "scattershot complaint" falls short in supporting their claims seeking unpaid wages and overtime.
July 20, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling on arbitration and transportation workers is already beginning to make an impact on cases in the judicial pipeline. Here, Law360 looks at three cases where the holding is already making a difference.