over the last eight years.I worked for Prime for 8 months starting the first of 2018. The website says drivers could be entitled to money if they worked for or attended training with Prime Inc. More information about the lawsuit and how to file a claim can be found at. 'A Prime employee, acting in good faith, mistakenly suspected the email regarding the settlement was a phishing scam, and out of concern for the protection of our drivers - which is always paramount to Prime - sent a warning to the drivers,' Crawford said. 'Prime has been the subject of daily phishing attacks, and this particular email caused the employee legitimate concern. When Prime discovered the error, the same employee sent a correction to the entire fleet within the hour advising that the email regarding the settlement was legitimate.' Steve Crawford, general counsel for Prime Inc., said a correction has already been sent to the entire fleet.

President Robert Low to sign a letter apologizing for the inaccurate message and for the company to pay to have new notices sent by mail to those 40,000 drivers. The plaintiffs filed an emergency motion on Tuesday calling on Prime Inc. sent a memo to drivers through the company's app telling them the email about the settlement was a phishing scam and they should not click on the link provided. The same day, court documents say Prime Inc. Most of those people were notified with an email. Supreme Court before this summer's settlement.Ĭourt documents say that on Monday, notice was sent to 40,000 people who might be able to participate in the settlement. The case was litigated extensively and went all the way to the U.S.

reached the $28 million settlement in July to resolve a lawsuit brought in 2015 by truck driver Dominic Oliveira, who claimed the company had violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by classifying himself and other drivers as independent contractors. In a statement sent to the News-Leader on Thursday, Prime Inc.'s general counsel said erroneously calling the email a scam was an honest mistake, and corrective actions have been taken.Ĭourt records indicate Prime Inc.

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