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Rittmann et al v. Amazon.com Inc et al

  1. October 25, 2024

    Amazon Presses Drivers To Hand Over Docs, Info In Wage Suit

    Amazon said that 17 named plaintiffs in an eight-year suit accusing the online retail giant of misclassifying drivers as independent contractors failed to meet discovery demands, urging a Washington federal judge to order them to fulfill the requests within 10 days.

  2. September 20, 2024

    Amazon Escapes Bulk Of Drivers' Wage Suit

    A Washington federal judge on Friday threw out multiple claims from 19 delivery drivers in an 8-year-old lawsuit alleging Amazon misclassified them as independent contractors and shorted them on wages, saying many of the workers failed to show that their wages dipped below state and federal standards.

  3. July 22, 2024

    Drivers Urge Court To Keep Amazon Wage Suit Alive

    Delivery drivers accusing Amazon of misclassifying them as independent contractors urged a Washington federal judge not to grant the e-commerce giant's bid to toss the eight-year-old suit, saying their claims are solid enough for this stage of the litigation to continue.

  4. July 15, 2024

    Amazon Tells Wash. Court It Rightfully Filed Arbitration Bids

    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.

  5. June 17, 2024

    Amazon Seeks To Trim Reopened Contractor Wage Suit

    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.

  6. May 06, 2024

    Amazon Contractor Suits To Reopen After Justices Skip Cases

    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.

  7. December 11, 2023

    Amazon Delivery Drivers' Wage Suit Stays On Pause

    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.

  8. November 14, 2023

    Amazon Cautions Judge Not To Lift Stay In Drivers' Wage Suit

    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.

  9. October 17, 2023

    Amazon Drivers Want Stay Lifted After 9th Circ. Rulings

    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.

  10. March 21, 2023

    Amazon Drivers Urge Against Merging 'Copycat' Suits

    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.

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