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On Tuesday, four former Amazon Prime Now drivers in Southern California sued the online retail behemoth, claiming the labor model behind the service is a sham. The drivers had made deliveries for roughly a month before they filed their complaint, which alleges violations of minimum wage and overtime pay laws. As The Guardian reports, Amazon Flex appears to have taken its cue from Uber and other gig economy-based services. Drivers will be paid $18 to $25 an hour to deliver packages ordered with Amazon Prime Now, the company's one-hour delivery service, though the site suggests it will eventually expand to include other Amazon deliveries. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images) At least five days a week, Myron Ballard races around Washington, D.C., with a cargo van full of Amazon Prime packages. A career delivery driver with 20 years behind the wheel, Ballard typically gets paid $1.50 for each address he visits. If he delivers 150 Amazon boxes -- a fairly routine number -- he can pull in $225. A group of drivers for the new Amazon Prime Now delivery service filed suit against the company Tuesday, alleging they were denied overtime pay, workers' compensation and mileage reimbursements. The workers say they were improperly classified as independent contractors instead of employees. Amazon is once again under fire for allegedly mistreating its workers. This time, Amazon has been accused of underpaying its delivery drivers. Four ex-delivery drivers for Amazon's same-day Prime Now service have sued the retail giant for withholding wages, overtime and benefits and failing to provide breaks. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, demands that the former workers be compensated in back pay. Prime members in the US enjoy unlimited Free Two-Day Shipping on more than 20 million items across all categories, unlimited streaming of tens of thousands of movies and TV episodes with Prime Video, more than one million songs, more than one thousand playlists and hundreds of stations with Prime Music, early access to select lightning deals all ... Amazon today launched a new service that pays part-time drivers in exchange for delivering packages. The service, called Amazon Flex, launches today in Seattle, and will soon come to Manhattan, Chicago, and seven other US cities, according to its website. An Amazon.com package is prepared for shipment by a UPS driver in Palo Alto, Calif. A group of drivers for Amazon's new Prime Now delivery service filed suit Tuesday, alleging they have been improperly classified as independent contractors. NOT FOR YOU? Try one of these other Amazon delivery options: Amazon Flex: You're an individual who wants to deliver packages for Amazon using your car and smartphone. Middle Mile Providers: Fleet owners with a DOT# and MC# who want to provide power only to haul loads for Amazon. Trained, experienced drivers You provide documented driver safety policies, procedures, and training. (Note: The Amazon Prime Now service is free for Prime members requesting a two-hour delivery; it costs $7.99 per order for one-hour delivery, with a $15 minimum order. The Prime service itself costs $99 per year.) An Amazon spokeswoman said the company does not comment on pending litigation.
Drivers will be paid $18 to $25 an hour