Amazon, Flex Drivers Ordered To Address Stay In Misclassification Class Dispute

Mealey's (February 2, 2023, 8:40 AM EST) -- SEATTLE — Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Logistics Inc. (together, Amazon) and Amazon drivers alleging that they were misclassified independent contractors and that their claims are not subject to arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act’s (FAA) exemption for workers engaged in interstate commerce were ordered by a federal judge in Washington to show cause why the class case shouldn’t be stayed pending the outcome of a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals case concerning similar issues....