MSR Files Lawsuit on Behalf of LaserShip Delivery Drivers

Menken Simpson & Rozger LLP has filed a class and collective action complaint on behalf of delivery drivers jointly employed by LaserShip, Inc., and its various subcontractors in the State of New York.  The complaint alleges that LaserShip, a “last-mile” courier company best known for its partnership with Amazon, purposefully misclassifies its delivery drivers as “independent contractors” to avoid paying them the minimum wage and overtime rates to which they are entitled under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the New York Labor Law. The complaint further alleges that, as a means of shielding itself from liability, LaserShip strategically recruits its drivers through “strawmen” subcontractors like named Defendant So Sure Transports, Inc.

The proposed class and collective are represented by Daniel West, a former delivery driver in Westchester County who regularly spent 50 or more hours per week delivering packages in exchange for less than the minimum wage and without being paid any overtime premiums.

The case is West v. LaserShip, Inc., et al., 21-cv-5382, and is being handled by Bruce E. Menken, Jason Rozger, and Raya Saksouk in partnership with William K. Li Law, PLLC.