New Jersey Federal Judge Remands Class Suit Seeking Wages For Misclassified Drivers

Mealey's (February 12, 2019, 1:34 PM EST) -- NEWARK, N.J. — A complaint alleging that a class of truck drivers was misclassified as independent contractors rather than employees and seeking to recover wages for those workers belongs in state court, not federal court, a New Jersey federal judge ruled Feb. 11, adopting a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation (Pedro Roberts, et al. v. Tribeca Automotive, et al., No. 18-8330, D. N.J., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21208)....