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Do Amazon Flex Workers Have Protection When Injured?

Most people do not realize an intricate delivery system is in place when they click the order button on Amazon. Whereas Amazon used to rely on legacy shipping carriers, such as UPS, FedEx, and the USPS. However, they now have their own shipping fleet. If you or somebody you care about has been injured while working as an independent contractor in California, you may struggle to secure the compensation you need. Contact a Los Angeles workers compensation attorney William J. Kropach at Law Offices of Kropach & Kropach. He is ready to help figure out whether you are entitled to coverage for an on-the-job injury.<br>

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Do Amazon Flex Workers Have Protection When Injured?

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  1. Do Amazon Flex Workers Have Protection When Injured?

  2. Most people do not realize an intricate delivery system is in place when they click the order button on Amazon. Whereas Amazon used to rely on legacy shipping carriers, such as UPS, FedEx, and the USPS. They own more than 80,000 large trucks and they also rely on independent “Amazon Flex” drivers to get the packages to where they need to be on time.

  3. How Amazon Is Getting Around Workers’ Compensation For Delivery Drivers When your Amazon package is delivered to your door, in what you hope is the correct delivery timeframe, chances are the delivery person does not work for Amazon or any of the traditional delivery carriers. However, even though these drivers are exposed to the same workplace risks as any other delivery driver, they typically will not receive any workers’ compensation benefits in the event they are injured on the job.

  4. What Are The Parameters of Assembly Bill 5? California passed AB 5 last year, and the law took effect on January 1, 2020. This law codified a previous California Supreme Court decision that more strictly defined when a worker could be classified as an independent contractor. They use the ABC test to make this determination. ● The worker must be free from the control and direction of the hiring entity in connection with their job performance. The worker must perform work that is outside the usual course of the hiring entity’s business. The worker is customarily engaged in an independently established trade or occupation of the same nature as the word they are performing for the entity. ● ●

  5. If you or somebody you care about has been injured while working as an independent contractor in California, you may struggle to secure the compensation you need. Contact a Los Angeles workers compensation attorney William J. Kropach at Law Offices of Kropach & Kropach. He is ready to help figure out whether you are entitled to coverage for an on-the-job injury. They Are Ready To Help You Through This

  6. LAW OFFICES OF KROPACH & KROPACH Address: 1055 W 7th St 33rd Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017 Phone: 323-454-1203 www.williamkropach.com/Contact.shtml

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