9 results for 'cat:"Arbitration" AND cat:"Class Action" AND cat:"Labor"'.
J. Clarke grants Instacart's motion to compel arbitration in the delivery driver's class action accusing it of misclassifying its drivers as independent contractors instead of as employees. A valid arbitration agreement exists between the delivery driver and Instacart, and the "transportation worker" exception to the Federal Arbitration Act does not apply because the driver is not personally involved in the transportation of goods in interstate commerce.
Court: USDC Southern District of New York, Judge: Clarke, Filed On: August 27, 2024, Case #: 1:21cv7114, NOS: Other Labor Litigation - Labor, Categories: arbitration, class Action, labor
J. Brown partially grants the employer's motion to compel arbitration in a class action brought by the employee alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The employee claims the employer underpaid pizza delivery drivers by failing to adequately reimburse them for delivery-related expenses. There is no genuine dispute of fact as to the validity of two opt-in class members' electronically signed arbitration agreements. However, a dispute of fact exists as to the validity of two other class members' signed agreements since they allege they completed everything on paper documents only.
Court: USDC Northern District of Georgia, Judge: Brown, Filed On: July 18, 2024, Case #: 1:23cv1816, NOS: Fair Labor Standards Act - Labor, Categories: arbitration, class Action, labor
J. Settle grants Walmart's motion to compel arbitration in the delivery driver's class action alleging that Walmart and the driver management administrator did not pay the delivery drivers minimum wage for all hours worked, pay them all tips and gratuities given by customers, or provide rest and meal periods. The arbitration agreement's class action waiver is enforceable under federal law, because the contract between the delivery driver and Walmart is not exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act, as the delivery drivers do not play a "direct and necessary role in interstate transactions."
Court: USDC Western District of Washington, Judge: Settle, Filed On: June 6, 2024, Case #: 3:23cv6083, NOS: Other Labor Litigation - Labor, Categories: arbitration, class Action, labor
J. Kennelly partially grants a rideshare company’s motion to compel arbitration against several of its drivers. The drivers wish to forward a class action against the company. They claim it wrongly classifies them as independent contractors rather than employees so as to avoid paying them higher wages and overtime, compensating business expenses and providing employee benefits. The court finds arbitration is appropriate for three of the plaintiff drivers but not for a fourth. The court also grants conditional class certification for “all drivers who have worked for Uber in Illinois during the last three years.”
Court: USDC Northern District of Illinois, Judge: Kennelly, Filed On: April 22, 2024, Case #: 1:23cv17182, NOS: Labor/Management Relations - Labor, Categories: arbitration, class Action, labor / Unions
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J. Seybert sends a class action to arbitration to resolve federal and state labor law claims for unpaid overtime wages and failure to provide wage statements. The litigant claimed he could not be bound by the arbitration agreement because it was not provided to him in Spanish, his primary language. However, the employer presented documentation that shows he signed a document, written in Spanish, that stated he had read and understood the company’s employee handbook, which contained the company’s arbitration agreement; therefore he is bound by the arbitration agreement.
Court: USDC Eastern District of New York, Judge: Seybert, Filed On: March 6, 2024, Case #: 2:21cv4518, NOS: Fair Labor Standards Act - Labor, Categories: arbitration, class Action, labor