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  1. February 16, 2023

    Amazon Moves To Ditch 'Scattershot' Misclassification Suit

    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.

  2. July 20, 2022

    3 Arbitration Cases The High Court's Holding Is Already Hitting

    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.

  3. July 06, 2022

    7 W&H Cases To Watch For The Rest Of 2022

    Wage and hour litigation in the latter half of 2022 will break ground on issues of first impression, like the compensability of remote work expenses, and contend with foundational issues, such as what constitutes a salary and who should be considered an interstate transportation worker. Here are seven cases to keep an eye on. 

  4. July 01, 2022

    Amazon Flex Drivers Seek Cert. In Paused Classification Suit

    A group of Amazon Flex drivers told a Washington federal judge that it's time to grant them class certification in their misclassification suit now that the U.S. Supreme Court has decided two cases that are expected to impact the outcome of the dispute.

  5. January 14, 2022

    Amazon Offers Defense Strategy As Justices Mull Arbitration

    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.

  6. January 07, 2022

    Amazon Drivers' Suit Paused For High Court Arbitration Cases

    A Washington federal judge agreed Friday to further pause a closely watched legal challenge from Amazon Flex drivers seeking to gain employee status, saying the U.S. Supreme Court will soon weigh two disputes addressing the scope of federal arbitration requirements that could affect the Amazon case.

  7. May 10, 2021

    Calif. Driver Defends PAGA Claim, Rips Amazon's Prop 22 Play

    An Amazon Flex driver fired back at the e-commerce giant's "frivolous" argument that California's new gig-economy law, Proposition 22, retroactively nullifies his Private Attorneys General Act claim in a proposed class action in Washington federal court challenging the company's driver classification practices.

  8. April 24, 2019

    Arbitration Pacts Dented By Amazon Transpo Worker Ruling

    A Washington district court ruling that Amazon's independent contractor drivers are exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act creates new potholes in the once-smooth path paved for transportation employers to shield themselves from employment disputes, experts say.

  9. April 23, 2019

    Amazon Delivery Drivers Win Transpo Worker Exempt Status

    Amazon must face a proposed collective action alleging the e-commerce giant misclassified drivers as independent contractors after a Washington federal judge said Tuesday that the drivers fit the definition of transportation workers who are exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act. 

  10. March 07, 2019

    Amazon, Drivers Duel Over Arbitrability Of FLSA Action

    Online retailer Amazon and delivery drivers duked it out Wednesday over whether a proposed Fair Labor Standards Act collective action alleging the e-commerce giant misclassified drivers as independent contractors should proceed in Washington federal court or be bumped into arbitration following the U.S. Supreme Court's recent New Prime ruling.