Amazon Must Face Suit From Drivers Who Allege Online Monitoring

Amazon.com Inc. must face a potential class action lawsuit from delivery drivers who claim that the retail giant monitored their communications online.

The alleged monitoring doesn’t fall within the scope of an arbitration agreement that covers drivers in Amazon’s so-called “Flex” delivery program, according to a Wednesday order from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

Amazon’s Flex program uses an app to pay people for delivering packages with their own vehicles.

The suit alleges that Amazon violated federal wiretapping law by monitoring private groups on Facebook Inc. where Flex drivers discussed issues including working conditions and ...