Wisconsin Supreme Court lets ruling stand that declared Amazon drivers to be employees
On Tuesday the Wisconsin Supreme Court let a lower court ruling stand that declared some deliverey drivers were employees of Amazon.
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On Tuesday the Wisconsin Supreme Court let a lower court ruling stand that declared some deliverey drivers were employees of Amazon.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday let stand a lower court ruling that declared some delivery drivers for Amazon were employees
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling that stated some Amazon delivery drivers are employees, not independent contractors as the e-commerce company argued. The court’s unanimous ruling dismissed Amazon’s appeal and called it “improvidently granted.” This means the court is dismissing the case on the grounds it should not have accepted…
Decision means delivery giant owes more than $200,000 in unemployment taxes.
A decision by the Wisconsin Supreme Court in an employment case involving Amazon has renewed a debate among the justices about the wisdom of dismissing petitions as improvidently granted without an explanation.