Keeping up with the manufacturer’s recommended service schedule is one of the most effective ways to protect your car long term. These schedules are carefully developed based on how each vehicle model holds up under everyday use and includes key services such as oil and filter changes, fluid replacements, tire rotations, and brake inspections. Following these recommendations helps catch minor problems early and prevents them from becoming major, costly repairs.
Car ownership has become a growing financial challenge for many Americans, with total costs rising faster than general inflation in recent years. According to the analysis completed by Navy Federal Credit Union , the cost of owning a car is up over 40% since January 2020.
As gasoline prices climb—recent spikes have added roughly $1 per gallon in many markets with the average price of gasoline now exceeding $4 a gallon—employees who rely on their personal cars, trucks, or vans for work-related deliveries are feeling the pinch.
Biller & Kimble, LLC represents a pizza delivery driver who worked for Team Next Level, Inc., a company that owns and operates Domino’s Pizza franchise stores. The claimant-delivery driver alleged that the pizza franchise failed to properly reimburse him for his vehicle expenses and failed to pay him at the proper overtime rate.
On March 12, 2024, the Sixth Circuit federal court of appeals issued its decision on two lawsuits alleging that pizza companies under-reimbursed their delivery drivers. The decision charts a new course for businesses and these types of cases.
On January 5, 2024, a pizza delivery driver at a Domino’s in Roanoke, Virginia filed a class action lawsuit against her employer New River Valley Pizza, LLC, this lawsuit is named Paris v. New River Valley Pizza, LLC.
In April of 2021, a pizza delivery driver at a Colorado Domino’s franchise filed a class action lawsuit against the company and its owners seeking to recover unreimbursed vehicle expenses. This lawsuit is referred to as Nagel v. DFL Pizza, LLC and is in the federal district court in Colorado .
On September 27 th , 2023, a pizza delivery driver at a Nevada Pizza Hut location filed a class action lawsuit against MP2 Enterprises, LLC and its owners seeking to recover unreimbursed vehicle expenses for the company’s delivery drivers. She seeks to represent all the delivery drivers at the company’s Pizza Hut locations in the class/collective action. The case is currently pending in the District of Utah.
On July 13, 2023, a pizza delivery driver at a Minnesota Pizza Hut location filed a class action lawsuit against Comes Investments, Inc. and its owners seeking to recover unreimbursed vehicle expenses for the company’s delivery drivers. She seeks to represent all of the delivery drivers at the company’s Pizza Hut locations in the class/collective action. The case is currently pending in the Southern District of Iowa.
Biller & Kimble has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a pizza delivery driver in Illinois against one of Pizza Hut’s largest franchisees, the Hut American Group. The plaintiff worked for Pizza Hut in Springfield, Illinois, but seeks to represent all drivers nationwide who have worked for Hut American within the last three years.
On August 1, 2022, a Papa John’s employee filed suit against Yas Partners EV, Inc. and a variety of related entities, which operate a number of Papa John’s stores. The lawsuit is called Zurek v. Yas Partners EV, Inc. et al.
A pizza delivery driver at a Pizza Hut in Scotts Bluff, Nebraska filed a federal lawsuit against her employer, a Pizza Hut franchisee who operates Pizza Hut stores in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, and Missouri.
