Thousands of Amazon.com Flex drivers classified as contractors filed arbitration claims on Tuesday, , their lawyer told Reuters, saying they should be treated as full employees. About 15,800 ...

Three drivers in the retailer’s “Amazon Flex” program say their work requirements mean they should be compensated as employees.

A Virginia appeals court ruled in 2023 that Amazon Flex drivers were employees, not independent contractors, and ordered Amazon to pay unemployment insurance taxes and penalties.

Four former drivers for Amazon Prime Now are suing the Seattle-based retailer over wages and benefits they say Amazon denied them by classifying its delivery members as contractors and not employees.

Amazon’s Flex drivers face even rockier terrain. These gig workers make up a smaller share of the company’s driver pool, and like Uber and Lyft, Amazon considers them independent contractors.

Amazon has opened a new delivery station in Jacksonville, promising to create dozens of full- and part-time jobs, as well as ...

Amazon delivery drivers file lawsuit claiming they should be treated as employees, not contractors by Nat Levy on October 6, 2016 at 9:50 am ...

Drivers frequently worked 12-hour days to meet Amazon’s demands, the contractors say, but Amazon would only reimburse the companies for 10-hour shifts.

Two viral videos captured the moments a white resident stopped a Black Amazon delivery driver to question his presence in the neighborhood. The clips, posted […] ‘I Have an Amazon Shirt On’: White Res ...

The death of a 19-year-old college student on a Texas highway is raising questions about the fleet of drivers Amazon uses to move packages between its facilities. College freshman Iliana Velez's ...