1Q. What was the legal issue in the case? What did the Supreme Court decide?
2Q. What things must be shown in order to achieve class certification in a class action law suit? What did the court say was lacking in the case?
3Q. What complications do class action suits present when deciding the damages to which members are entitled? Why does the court reject the method proposed by the lower court?
4Q. What are the practical consequences of this decisions for plaintiffs in discrimination and other employment law cases? What around the consequences have been employees if the court had ruled that the class action could proceed?
1Q. What issues did the court consider in the case? What was its decision?
2Q. What factors did the appeals court consider to determine the employment status of the drivers? How do these compare to the economic realities test? Common law test?
3Q. How did the appeals court apply these factors to the facts of this case?
4Q. Why had the district court ruled for the employer? Why does the agreement that the drivers signed not matter?
5Q. Does the business model of this logistics firm, including an emphasis on teamwork, customer service and real time tracking of parcels, fit with the use of independent contractors? Why or Why not?