Do Amazon Flex Workers Have Protection When Injured?

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Do Amazon Flex Workers Have Protection When
Injured?
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Most people do not realize an intricate delivery
system is in place when they click the order
button on Amazon. Whereas Amazon used to rely on
legacy shipping carriers, such as UPS, FedEx, and
the USPS. They own more than 80,000 large trucks
and they also rely on independent Amazon Flex
drivers to get the packages to where they need to
be on time.
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How Amazon Is Getting Around Workers
Compensation For Delivery Drivers
When your Amazon package is delivered to your
door, in what you hope is the correct delivery
timeframe, chances are the delivery person does
not work for Amazon or any of the traditional
delivery carriers. However, even though these
drivers are exposed to the same workplace risks
as any other delivery driver, they typically will
not receive any workers compensation benefits in
the event they are injured on the job.
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What Are The Parameters of Assembly Bill 5?

• California passed AB 5 last year, and the law
  took effect on January 1, 2020. This law codified
  a previous California Supreme Court decision that
  more strictly defined when a worker could be
  classified as an independent contractor. They use
  the ABC test to make this determination.
• The worker must be free from the control and
  direction of the hiring entity in connection with
  their job performance.
• The worker must perform work that is outside the
  usual course of the hiring entitys business.
• The worker is customarily engaged in an
  independently established trade or occupation of
  the same nature as the word they are performing
  for the entity.

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They Are Ready To Help You Through This
If you or somebody you care about has been
injured while working as an independent
contractor in California, you may struggle to
secure the compensation you need. Contact a Los
Angeles workers compensation attorney William J.
Kropach at Law Offices of Kropach Kropach. He
is ready to help figure out whether you are
entitled to coverage for an on-the-job injury.
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