Saravia v. Dynamex, Inc.

ORDER RE DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION AND PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO CONDITIONALLY CERTIFY COLLECTIVE ACTION

WILLIAM ALSUP, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

INTRODUCTION

In this putative wage-and-hour collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act, plaintiff claims that he and other similarly-situated delivery drivers were misclassified as independent contractors and thereby denied minimum wage and overtime pay. Defendants jointly move to enforce arbitration clauses in the agreements that form the basis for plaintiffs claims. Plaintiff moves for conditional certification of the…