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> A claim said that Amazon does not provide 30-minute meal breaks for drivers who work more than five hours a day, whereas another claim alleged that Amazon fai
by blackeyeblitzar 2y ago
> A claim said that Amazon does not provide 30-minute meal breaks for drivers who work more than five hours a day, whereas another claim alleged that Amazon fails to provide itemized wage statements required by California law.
> "The Amazon Flex program gives individuals the opportunity to set their own schedule and be their own boss, while earning competitive pay," an Amazon spokesperson told Reuters.
These seem to be in direct contradiction. Is it that Amazon lets the drivers be on their own schedule but tightly controls their time during the period when they are working actively? And if so is that really a problem, since presumably Amazon is trying to maintain certain service levels, costs, and prices as part of contracting this out?
> About 15,800 drivers have submitted arbitration claims with the American Arbitration Association
As I recall, most arbitration has immediate costs to even begin a claim. How do these workers afford this? Or is there some group strategy in flooding them with claims?
- eadler 2y ago> As I recall, most arbitration has immediate costs to even begin a claim. The cost to begin arbitration is roughly the same as it is to begin a court case. Some states require the employer to cover costs. In addition some agreements offer to cover them as cover for the unfairness. Some additional information and sources: * https://arbitrationinformation.org/docs/problems/#cost https://arbitrationinformation.org/docs/problems/#cost * https://arbitrationinformation.org/docs/problems/#fees--costs https://arbitrationinformation.org/docs/problems/#fees--cost...