“Defendants knew or should have known that Plaintiff and class members were entitled to receive certain wages for overtime compensation and that they were not receiving certain wages for overtime compensation,” the claim reads. In the claim, Escobar says that Amazon, and affiliated defendants, were advised by skilled lawyers and others about the requirements of California law, and willingly defied the law. Amazon Relay Misclassified DriversĮscobar alleges that Amazon misclassified him as an “ independent contractor ” in order to deny him the basic statutory rights and protections provided to all California employees, including minimum wage, paid overtime, and meal breaks. Escobar says he worked as an Amazon delivery driver from February 2019 to 2020, but never received a minimum wage or overtime pay.įurther, Amazon failed to provide Escobar and other Amazon Relay drivers meal or rest breaks, or compliant wage statements, claims the class action lawsuit. Escobar alleges that he was hired as an Amazon driver for the Relay program, in which he would deliver products to and from customers in San Bernardino county.

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