The Department of Labor brought an enforcement action against Arizona Logistics Inc. for alleged violations of the FLSA’s minimum wage, overtime, record-keeping, and anti-retaliation requirements resulting from the alleged misclassification of delivery drivers as independent contractors rather than employees. Arizona Logistics moved to compel arbitration under its agreements with the drivers, and the Arizona district court denied the motion on the authority of the Supreme Court’s decision in EEOC v. Waffle House Inc.
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By Myriam SeersIn this episode of the Arbitration Conversation, Amy interviews independent arbitrator Theo Cheng on intellectual property arbitration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZS4n1Cd0zA
By Theo Cheng, Amy Schmitz