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Labor/Employment,
Civil Litigation

Oct. 14, 2021

$30M deal ends truckers’ misclassification class actions

U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner, in an order granting preliminary approval, blessed on Friday a $20 million deal and a $9.5 million between XPO Logistics and drivers who claimed the company failed to pay them minimum wage, compensate them for missed meal and rest periods and reimburse their business expenses.

A federal judge advanced two settlements valued at nearly $30 million to resolve a pair of class actions alleging XPO Logistics, one of the world's largest trucking companies, misclassified nearly 800 drivers as independent contractors.

U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner, in an order granting preliminary approval, blessed on Friday a $20 million deal between XPO and driver...

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