New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon on August 4, accusing the e-commerce giant of unlawfully wielding its power over the independent contractors who deliver its packages. The complaint alleges Amazon's Delivery Service Partner (DSP) model lets it dictate terms that suppress driver wages, restrict drivers' ability to move between companies, and discourage organizing — including retaliation against union organizers. The state argues this conduct reduces competition for labor and entrenches Amazon's dominance, harming both drivers and the public. Amazon has not commented publicly on the suit, which adds to a growing wave of state and federal scrutiny of the company's logistics network, including earlier claims about misclassification of delivery workers. The case frames the gig-economy question in antitrust terms: when one company controls the contracts, the pay and the platforms of an entire workforce, does competition law have a remedy?

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