New Jersey officials say Amazon denied fair wages to delivery drivers who worked more than 40 hours a week by misclassifying them as independent contractors.

The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office on Monday sued the e-commerce giant for violations of state labor laws . The lawsuit claims that drivers for “Flex,” Amazon’s delivery service, comparable to rideshare services Uber and Lyft, have gone without fair pay. Thousands of drivers in New Jersey have worked for the service since 2017, the attorney general’s office said.

The lawsuit, which was filed in Essex County Superior Court, seeks a trial by jury. New Jersey’s case against Amazon comes ahead of a typically busy holiday season for the retailer, which is expected to hire about 250,000 seasonal workers.

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