Legal Opinion
Dasilva v. Border Transfer of Ma, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 9, 2017No. Civil Action No. 16–11205PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Patti B. Saris, Chief United States District Judge
INTRODUCTION
Plaintiffs DaSilva and Ferreira used to work as delivery drivers for Defendant Border Transfer. They claim that Border Transfer improperly treated them as independent contractors when they were, in fact, employees, and that, as a result, Border Transfer unlawfully deducted certain business expenses from their pay under the Massachusetts Wage Act. Plaintiffs now seek certification of a class of similarly situated current and former drivers under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23. For the reasons discussed below, Plaintiffs have met the Rule 23…
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