May 28, 2024
A now-retired federal judge clearly dismissed a suit claiming Amazon misclassified workers as independent contractors when she pushed it into arbitration, the Amazon flex driver suing the company told a New Jersey federal court.
December 20, 2022
A New Jersey federal judge shuttled into arbitration an Amazon Flex driver's suit against the e-commerce company alleging delivery drivers were misclassified as independent contractors and lost out on overtime and minimum wage, ruling that the arbitration clause the workers signed is enforceable under state law.
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.
July 07, 2022
Amazon told a New Jersey federal judge that an Amazon Flex driver's wage suit can't move forward in court, arguing that the Third Circuit's "three-part framework" shows that the suit is subject to arbitration under both state and federal laws.
January 14, 2022
Amazon has been citing the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to consider federal arbitration law this term in requests to pause its own wage and hour cases, highlighting motions for a stay as an option defense counsel may consider.
August 10, 2020
An Amazon unit is urging a New Jersey federal judge to toss a former delivery driver's lawsuit asserting he was fired for complaining about alleged wage violations, arguing that the retaliation claims should be lodged in the previous complaint he filed about his compensation.
July 28, 2020
A New Jersey federal judge said Tuesday that Amazon can't force a delivery driver to arbitrate claims he was mislabeled as an independent contractor and denied minimum wage, saying the parties still have to determine whether the driver is exempt from arbitration under federal law.