DHL Delivery Driver Lawsuit
Last Updated on August 12, 2024
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At A Glance
- This Alert Affects:
- Anyone who worked for a logistics company delivering packages for DHL, such as Sidwell Air Freight.
- What’s Going On?
- Lawsuits have been filed alleging certain delivery drivers working on behalf of DHL haven’t been paid properly. Attorneys working with ClassAction.org are now looking for more people to come forward.
- How Could a Lawsuit Help?
- A lawsuit, if successful, could help delivery drivers get back any wages they’re owed and help ensure they’re paid properly in the future.
If you’ve worked for a logistics company delivering packages for DHL, you may be owed unpaid overtime wages.
A handful of lawsuits have been filed alleging some drivers who deliver packages for DHL haven’t been paid properly, and attorneys working with ClassAction.org are looking to hear from more people to help the litigation.
What’s Going On?
In order to meet increasing demand, DHL contracts with local and regional delivery vendors like Sidwell to provide delivery services to customers’ doors.
Though delivery drivers are provided with DHL-branded vans, uniforms and scanning devices, it’s been alleged that the company hasn’t done its part to ensure the workers are paid proper overtime wages.
Now, lawsuits have been filed claiming certain logistics companies have violated wage and hour laws and that DHL is partially responsible.
What Do the Lawsuits Say, Exactly?
The cases claim that although the delivery drivers and couriers are paid by third-party logistic vendors like Sidwell, the companies’ ability to compensate courier drivers for their overtime work is dictated by policies and expectations set by DHL.
According to the suits, DHL also “oversees and controls” courier drivers’ delivery routes, work schedules and work conditions but attempts to “shield itself from liability” for wage violations by relying on third-party vendors to provide drivers to deliver goods on its behalf.
The filings allege that DHL and companies like Sidwell ultimately operate as “joint employers” of the delivery drivers and couriers and are therefore all responsible for ensuring their workers are paid proper overtime wages.
Some wage issues DHL delivery drivers have complained about include:
- Working more than 40 hours per week without time-and-a-half overtime pay
- Working before or after their scheduled shifts without compensation
- Not getting proper breaks
- Working off the clock
- Working for a flat day rate that doesn’t include proper overtime wages
Additionally, in one complaint filed against DHL, two former courier drivers claim 30 minutes of pay was automatically deducted from their wages for a lunch period, even though they regularly had to work through their meal breaks to keep up with the “heavy workload and grueling schedules” they were assigned.
How Could a Lawsuit Help?
A lawsuit could help DHL delivery drivers get back any overtime wages they’re owed and force DHL to make sure drivers are paid properly in the future.
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