![]() ![]() The case, which was filed in 2009, claimed that the two classes of drivers were misclassified as independent contractors when they should have been paid as employees according to state and federal law, according to a statement from the company. ![]() Drivers also sought compensatory and liquidated damages of $22 million and attorney’s fees in their claim under the Fair Labor Standards Act for some 1,900 drivers. The drivers sought compensatory and liquidated damages for approximately 8,500 drivers of $100 million dollars, as well as attorney’s fees. The court also denied the drivers’ claims regarding minimum wage. Melgren in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas decertified the two classes of drivers in the case, effectively ending the class action suit that claimed TransAm Trucking misclassified drivers as independent contractors rather than employees. A federal judge recently ended two class action lawsuits worth a total of more than $120 million against TransAm Trucking, a Kansas-based refrigerated carrier who ranks No. ![]()
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