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NJ Sues Amazon Over Flex Driver Misclassification

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New Jersey Takes on Amazon: Lawsuit Alleges Flex Drivers Unlawfully Denied Employee Rights

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Trenton NJ, New Jersey is taking a trillion-dollar e-commerce giant to court. Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo have filed a major lawsuit against Amazon and its Amazon Logistics network. The core accusation? Unlawfully misclassifying their Amazon Flex delivery drivers as independent contractors, thereby depriving them of essential employee rights, wages, and benefits.

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Freelancers Say Vote No on the PRO Act

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Trenton NJ,  When New Jersey’s legislature tried to codify the ABC test in the 2019-20 session, large and small businesses responded with an uproar. California enacted a similar bill in January 2020, and the result was widespread income loss and economic devastation to thousands of independent contractors, from court reporters to musicians. The US House of Representatives is voting today on the PRO Act, which includes the same regressive ABC test as the New Jersey and California legislation. Fight for Freelancers New Jersey, a nonpartisan, grassroots group of independent contractors, creatives and businesses, demands that federal legislators vote no on the PRO Act as long as it contains the ABC test.

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