November 30, 2023
Over 660 package delivery drivers and their employer urged a New Jersey federal judge to place the final stamp of approval on a $950,000 deal settling claims that the company misclassified drivers as independent contractors and docked wages, saying the generous payouts will benefit low-income class members.
August 17, 2022
A New Jersey federal judge on Wednesday certified a class of more than 750 package delivery drivers who allege they were misclassified as independent contractors and denied all owed wages in violation of state law.
October 16, 2019
American Eagle Express Inc. told a federal judge Tuesday that New Jersey drivers claiming they were denied employee status and shorted on pay shouldn't be certified as a class, insisting that each driver's day-to-day routes and deliveries varied wildly, making them quintessential independent contractors.
May 06, 2014
Package delivery company American Eagle Express Inc. misclassified its drivers as independent contractors while withholding overtime wages, according to a putative class action filed in New Jersey federal court Thursday.