New Jersey is the latest state to sue Amazon over its labor practices, alleging the e-commerce giant is wrongly classifying some of its delivery drivers as independent contractors to deprive them of protections they would otherwise have as employees.

The New Jersey Office of Attorney General filed a lawsuit Monday claiming Amazon takes advantage of drivers in its Flex program , which lets people use their own cars to deliver packages. Flex drivers use an Amazon app to pick their time blocks and lock in pay rates to complete their chosen assignments.

The majority of Amazon's deliveries are handled by full-time drivers who work as employees of the company's third-party delivery service partners. These logistics businesses typically lease their trucks from Amazon affiliates, operate unde

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