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Ortiz v. Amazon.com LLC et al
Case Number:
4:17-cv-03820
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May 23, 2022
Ex-Amazon Warehouse Manager Ineligible For OT, Judge Says
A former Amazon warehouse manager does not qualify for overtime rights, a California federal judge ruled, finding that witness testimony and the manager's own social media posts and resume proved that a majority of his time was spent on leadership duties, making him overtime exempt.
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June 24, 2021
Amazon Managers' Physical Work Highlighted In OT Trial
Two former Amazon managers testified in a California federal bench trial Thursday over another ex-manager's claims that he was shorted overtime pay that they regularly worked over 40 hours a week primarily doing "very demanding" physical work without clocking overtime, while spending only a small fraction of their shifts managing workers.
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June 23, 2021
Amazon Judge Hears Competing Truths In OT Bench Trial
A former Amazon manager accusing the company of shorting him overtime pay wrapped up his testimony in a California bench trial Wednesday by explaining that he sued "to speak truth to power," while his own onetime supervisor took the stand to say the plaintiff "is not a truthful person."
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June 21, 2021
Ex-Amazon Manager Kicks Off California OT Bench Trial
Attorneys for a former Amazon manager in California delivered opening statements Monday in a bench trial over claims that the retail giant shorted him overtime, arguing that the bulk of his work was not managerial, while Amazon said its ex-employee was disgruntled and vengeful as a result of his firing.
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April 28, 2020
Ex-Amazon Managers Claiming Misclassification Denied Cert.
A California federal judge has refused to certify a group of former Amazon managers alleging the retail giant misclassified them as exempt, ruling the evidence shows too many variables in how managers are treated and what duties they perform for class treatment.
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May 24, 2019
Amazon Gets Suit Over Manager Classifications Trimmed
A California federal judge on Friday trimmed a former Amazon manager's putative class action accusing the retail giant of misclassifying certain managers as exempt, cheating them out of overtime pay and breaks, finding Amazon had successfully shown his primary value to the company was as a manager.