Matias-Rossello v. Epoch LLC, et al

  1. March 02, 2023

    Domino's Driver Drops 1st Circ. Expense Repayment Appeal

    A Domino's Pizza delivery driver voluntarily dropped his bid in the First Circuit to revive claims that a franchisee under-reimbursed workers for their vehicle expenses by paying less than the Internal Revenue Service's mileage standards.

  2. October 13, 2022

    Domino's Driver Presses 1st Circ. To Rethink Order In Wage Row

    A Puerto Rico district court prematurely handed an early win to an investment company that owns Domino's Pizza franchises in a driver's reimbursement suit, the worker told the First Circuit on Thursday, urging the court to flip the ruling.

  3. September 26, 2022

    IRS Mileage Rate Doesn't Apply To Pizza Drivers, 1st Circ. Told

    An investment company that owns Domino's Pizza franchises told the First Circuit it didn't need to follow Internal Revenue Service mileage standards to reimburse a driver for his vehicle-related costs, arguing that the company fully paid the worker's minimum wage.

  4. August 02, 2022

    New IRS Mileage Rate Could Impact Pizza Delivery Driver Suits

    A midyear adjustment to the Internal Revenue Service mileage rate for workers using their own cars could impact vehicle expense reimbursement lawsuits that pizza delivery drivers frequently bring against franchisees of companies such as Domino’s Pizza, Papa Johns and Pizza Hut, attorneys said. Here, Law360 explores how the adjustment could impact litigation.

  5. July 12, 2022

    Domino's Pizza Drivers Urge 1st Circ. To Revive Wage Suit

    Domino's Pizza delivery drivers urged the First Circuit to overturn a lower court's dismissal of their suit, arguing that the district court "failed to scrutinize" evidence showing the drivers' take-home pay unlawfully fell below minimum wage, according to the workers' opening brief.