Employee misclassification claims continue to be the focus of class action litigation in the logistics space. In general, these cases involve allegations by independent contractors.
Employee misclassification claims continue to be focus of class action litigation in logistics space. These cases involve allegations by independent contractors they should be classified as employees and receive benefits such as meal and rest break laws or overtime pay.
The U.S. Labor Department has been playing musical chairs in its approach to classifying workers as independent contractors or employees under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act since.
On June 9, 2022, the New Jersey District Court in Portillo v. Nat’l Freight, Inc., 15-cv-07908, 2022 U.S. District. LEXIS 103186 (D.N.J. June 9, 2022) determined that roughly 250.