Thousands of Amazon employees are filing arbitration claims in an attempt to secure more benefits.
ByMore than 15,000 Amazon contract drivers filed arbitration claims against the e-commerce giant on Tuesday, alleging Amazon classified them as independent contractors instead of employees with minimum wage and overtime rights.
The definition and rights of a contract worker versus an employee, for example, has been fiercely debated in laws such as California's Prop 22, which allows ride-hailing and delivery drivers to be treated as independent contractors with some added benefits, including a minimum earnings guarantee. Lawyers for the case said in a statement that about 450 such claims had been previously filed with the American Arbitration Association.
In their statement, Tindall and Sellers said Amazon only pays the drivers for a pre-determined "block." If a Flex driver books a three-hour block on the app, they only get paid for three hours, even if deliveries come in that take more time.
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