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Domino’s Delivery Drivers Wage Theft Class Action Lawsuit Overview:
- Who: The franchise owner of a number of Domino’s Pizza locations in Georgia is being sued by his delivery drivers.
- Why: The drivers say they were paid less than minimum wage by their employer.
- Where: Georgia
Domino’s Pizza drivers who say they made deliveries for the brand on their own dime, without proper reimbursement, will be offered a settlement by a Georgia franchisee, the court has heard.
A notice of settlement of the class action lawsuit was filed in a Georgia federal court Oct. 22 by franchisee RT Pizza Inc, which owns multiple Domino’s locations.
The notice of settlement comes after delivery driver Jessica Hurt filed a class action complaint in March 2020, alleging she worked for the Domino’s brand for 10 years and was underpaid for her delivery expenses the whole time.
Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Domino’s Pizza Delivery Drivers Make Less Than Minimum Wage
Hurt said she was paid $1.50 per delivery, which equated to about 15 cents per mile, well below the rate suggested by the IRS of between 53.5 and 58 cents per mile.
As a result, Hurt and other delivery drivers had to pay for gas, vehicle parts and fluids, repair and maintenance, insurance and other expenses out of their own pockets.
The expenses left them making less than minimum wage, as dictated by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Hurt represents all RT Pizza delivery drivers who were not properly reimbursed under the FLSA for the past three years.
Details of the settlement were not made public in the order Oct. 22, however the parties say they “will be filing the appropriate approval documents with the Court on or before November 5, 2021.”
The class action settlement follows a number of similar cases around the country, with pizza delivery drivers arguing they have been underpaid for years.
In July, a class action was filed against a Domino’s Pizza franchisee in New Jersey alleging the company grossly underestimates how much it should reimburse its delivery workers for the miles they drive on each shift, giving itself a financial kickback at drivers’ expense.
In August, certain delivery drivers for Domino’s Pizza reached a $480,000 settlement agreement resolving claims the business violated Washington wage laws.
What do you think of the allegations against Domino’s Pizza? Let us know in the comments!
The plaintiff is represented by C. Ryan Morgan of Morgan & Morgan PA.
The Domino’s Delivery Driver Reimbursement Class Action Lawsuit is Jessica Hurt et al., v. RT Pizza Inc., d/b/a Domino’s Pizza and Ricky Teel, Case No. 7:20-cv-57, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.
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I signed the paperwork and sent it back and haven’t heard anything I was the only driver at the domino’s I worked at for a long time until the clutch went out on my car
I was also a delivery driver for dominos at 3 different locations. And what about the orders the prep workers screwed up on or when a customer didn’t get an item thry were spose to receive and they didn’t receive it and we as in delivery driver has to go back to the customers houses and drop them items off. That happened alot. Especially the second time I worked there the management said the prep workers had to pack our orders because of how busy the drivers were athen we loose out on our tips cuz customers are mad or when orders go out late as well. We loose our tips and we don’t get paid double to go back out of our way and we loose out on taking another delivery because we have to go back to that other customers house. Just saying…. I’m in macomb,mi.. and I did fill out the paperwork and sent it back.