This Complaint alleges that the terms of Swift Transportation Co. of Arizona, LLC’s employment policy unlawfully discriminates against people of foreign national origin and non-U.S. citizens. Swift’s employment policy denies employment if the applicant has not held a U.S. driver’s license for at least 12 months, regardless of whether the individual holds a commercial license, regardless of the individual’s driving experience or record, and regardless of whether the individual holds a license issued from a foreign state. The Complaint alleges that Swift knowingly failed to consider Plaintiff’s previous foreign driving experience in Afghanistan and his Afghanistan-issued driver’s license and denied his application for employment solely because, at the time of applying, Plaintiff held an Oregon driver’s license for 10 months and not the required 12 months. 

This practice is deemed unlawful under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, The Arizona Civil Rights Act, and the Civil Rights Act of 1871, as it has an disparate impact on persons of non-U.S. national origin and intentionally discriminates against non-U.S. citizens. 

Counts I and II of this lawsuit are brought on behalf of the following class: 

Persons of non-U.S. national origin who applied for positions as drivers with Swift Transportation Co. of Arizona, LLC from April 25, 2020, through the present, and at the time of such application has not possessed a U.S. state-issued driver’s license for at least 12 months but had possessed an international driver’s license for at least 12 months. 

Count III of this lawsuit is brought on behalf of the following class: 

Persons who were not U.S. citizens who applied for positions as drivers with Swift Transportation Co. of Arizona, LLC from April 25, 2020, through the present, and at the time of such application had not possessed a U.S. state-issued driver’s license for at least 12 months but had possessed an international driver’s license for at least 12 months. 

On April 25, 2024, Plaintiff filed Complaint. The Defendant has not yet answered the Complaint. 

Class Action Complaint – April 25, 2024