Parts Authority Drivers’ Wage Suit Proceeds Against Staffing CEO

A group of delivery drivers suing Parts Authority LLC under the FLSA sufficiently alleged that the CEO of a staffing company is liable as their joint employer and had enough contact with the state of New York to remain in the case, a federal judge in the Southern District of New York ruled.

The class alleges drivers were improperly classified as independent contractors, rather than employees, and that the defendants failed to pay all wages owed, including overtime, and to reimburse for vehicle expenses.

Larry Browne, the chief executive of Diligent Delivery Systems, negotiated the drivers’ service contracts and employee ...