Thomas v. JSTC, LLC

  1. December 19, 2022

    Amazon Drivers Ask 11th Circ. To OK Service Awards

    Amazon delivery drivers for whom a Florida federal court approved a nearly $1 million settlement of overtime pay claims appealed the court's refusal to approve $10,000 service award payments for the three lead plaintiffs to the Eleventh Circuit.

  2. November 21, 2022

    Fed. Judge Says 11th Circ. Ruling Stops Awards In OT Deal

    The workers leading a lawsuit alleging Amazon and third-party delivery contractors failed to pay drivers overtime can't get $10,000 each as part of the deal ending the suit, a Florida federal judge ruled, saying an Eleventh Circuit decision halts such awards.

  3. August 11, 2022

    Judges Aren't Rejecting Service Awards Despite 11th Circ. Ban

    The creative ways in which judges have been complying with the Eleventh Circuit's groundbreaking ban on incentive payments for the lead plaintiff in a class action settlement are only going to continue now that the appeals court has refused to revisit its holding.

  4. April 29, 2022

    Judges OKs $956K Amazon Deal, Defers On Liability Releases

    A Florida federal judge granted a group of workers preliminary approval on a $956,000 settlement with Amazon and third-party delivery contractors to resolve an overtime collective action, while deferring judgment on liability release payments for the named plaintiffs.

  5. March 24, 2022

    Amazon, Workers Object To Initial Denial Of Plaintiff Deals

    Amazon and a group of workers asked a Florida federal court to shoot down a magistrate judge's recommendation that three lead plaintiffs' liability release deals be denied, arguing the contracts do not unfairly compensate some collective members over others.

  6. March 10, 2022

    11th Circ. Ruling On Plantiffs' Awards May Slow Amazon Deal

    Amazon and five of its delivery providers snagged partial approval of a nearly $956,000 deal ending a suit claiming the companies failed to pay delivery associates overtime, but a Florida federal judge said an Eleventh Circuit decision looms over the lead plaintiffs' awards.

  7. December 20, 2021

    Amazon, Delivery Cos. Reach $955K Deal To End OT Dispute

    Amazon and five of its delivery providers have agreed to pay $955,700 to thousands of delivery providers, aiming to end a proposed collective action alleging the companies failed to pay them overtime.