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Labor/Employment

Nov. 23, 2018

Postmates and its couriers to argue arbitration in misclassification lawsuit

A federal judge will hear arguments over a motion to compel arbitration next month in a case pitting Postmates Inc. couriers against the San Francisco-based on-demand delivery platform. The putative class of couriers alleges the company unlawfully classified them as independent contractors, among other California Labor Code violations.

A federal judge will hear arguments over a motion to compel arbitration next month in a case pitting Postmates Inc. couriers against the San Francisco-based on-demand delivery platform. The putative class of couriers alleges the company unlawfully classified them as independent contractors, among other California Labor Code violations.

The couriers claim Postmates, valued at over $1 billion, failed to reimburse business expenses an...

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