An independent contractor driver filed a case (the “Lawsuit”) in St. Louis alleging that Crossroads violated the FLSA by treating him and other drivers as independent contractors (i.e. they were misclassified), and consequently, failed to pay overtime when appropriate. The Lawsuit also contained a class action under Missouri’s wage laws.

The Lawsuit alleges drivers technically worked more than forty hours a week when all hours worked are considered (e.g. work started from the time of the first order until returning home after the final delivery, including time spent waiting for assignments and including picking orders and other administrative work).

The Lawsuit is called Dylan Williams, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Crossroads Courier, Inc. Case No. 20SL-CC05596 in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County Missouri and was brought as a collective action under the FLSA in addition to other claims.

Crossroads denies the allegations in the Lawsuit. Crossroads maintains that the drivers it works with have been properly classified as independent contractors. Crossroads also denies that it owes anyone overtime. Finally, Crossroads contends that the drivers’ FLSA claims should not proceed on a collective basis.

Though the facts and law are still in dispute, the parties in the Lawsuit have reached a settlement of the claims in the Lawsuit. The Court has granted a preliminary approval of the settlement, and its final approval is still pending. Part of the settlement process approved by the Court is to send this notice to you and other eligible members of the collective action (the “Collective Action”).

To find out how much money you may receive under the settlement after final approval you can contact Analytics Consulting.

To join the collective action, you must submit a Consent Form.