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9th Circ. Says Postmates Can't Duck $10M In Arbitration Fees

By Jon Steingart (September 29, 2020, 1:06 PM EDT) -- Postmates Inc. has to shell out more than $10 million in fees to cover arbitration proceedings filed by thousands of couriers who allege the company failed to pay minimum wage and overtime because it incorrectly classified them as independent contractors, a Ninth Circuit panel ruled Tuesday.

A delivery driver for Postmates picks up an order in Los Angeles in July. The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday upheld a decision ordering the company to honor a commitment to cover filing fees for workers' individual arbitrations. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

A three-judge panel unanimously upheld a decision by California federal Judge Saundra...

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