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 ...

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. “With transportation being often outsourced, ...

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 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 ...

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.