Labor/Employment
Aug. 29, 2014
You gotta fight for your right to nap
The Los Angeles City Council recently approved a $26 million settlement paying more than 1,000 trash truck drivers for nine years of unpaid meal breaks. By Toni Jaramilla
In a 9-4 vote, the Los Angeles City Council recently approved a $26 million settlement paying more than 1,000 trash truck drivers for nine years of unpaid meal breaks. The settlement would give approximately $15,000 to each sanitation truck driver in the class action for alleged meal break violations by the city of Los Angeles.
The $26 million figure is more than justified - and perhaps even more money should have been paid.
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