Amazon's caught up in a legal battle with the New Jersey Department of Labor (NJ DOL) and New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin. NJ DOL Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo and Platkin filed a ...

New Jersey officials say Amazon improperly classified its delivery drivers as freelance workers rather than regular employees in a bid to skip out on employee benefits and state taxes, amid a broader ...

NEW JERSEY (PIX11) — Amazon has been accused of depriving its delivery drivers of proper wages, benefits, and worker protections in a lawsuit filed by the New Jersey attorney general on Monday.

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Amazon.com Inc. exercised “overwhelming control” over subcontracted drivers it claimed weren’t its employees, U.S. labor board attorneys ...

New Jersey is the latest state to sue Amazon over its labor practices, alleging the e-commerce giant is wrongly classifying some of its delivery drivers as independent contractors to deprive them of ...

An Amazon Prime delivery person lifts packages while making a stop at a high-rise apartment building, Nov. 28, 2023, in Denver. A contractor for Amazon Logistics is laying off more than 200 workers in ...

I'm Brian Gordon, tech reporter for The News & Observer, and this is Open Source, a weekly newsletter on business, labor and technology in North Carolina. While they may wear Amazon vests and drive ...