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Gerardo Ortega et al v. J. B. Hunt Transport, Inc. et al

  1. October 02, 2018

    JB Hunt, Drivers Reach $15M Deal In Calif. Wage Suit

    J.B. Hunt Transport Inc. has struck a $15 million settlement with a recently decertified class of about 11,000 drivers to end a decadelong wage suit — a deal the parties told a California federal court Monday is a fair compromise given the likelihood the case would drag on for several more years.

  2. August 08, 2018

    JB Hunt Drivers Lose Class Cert. Ahead Of Calif. Wage Trial

    A California federal judge on Tuesday decertified an approximately 11,000-strong class of J.B. Hunt Transport Inc. drivers accusing the trucking giant of shorting them on wages, meal and rest breaks, saying there are too many variations in how the company's piece-rate compensation system was applied.

  3. July 25, 2018

    JB Hunt Drivers Score Early Wins Ahead Of Calif. Wage Trial

    A certified class of J.B. Hunt Transport Inc. drivers scored partial quick wins on claims the trucking company's piece-rate compensation system shorted thousands of drivers on wages and rest breaks in violation of California law, according to a federal judge's ruling Tuesday.

  4. July 16, 2018

    Trucking Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2018

    A California wage dispute against North American transportation logistics giant J.B. Hunt and a duel at the nation's highest court over whether trucking company New Prime can enforce an arbitration clause in its independent contractor agreement are among the court battles that trucking industry attorneys are watching in the second half of this year.

  5. July 10, 2018

    JB Hunt Drivers Defend Class Cert. In Calif. Wage Dispute

    Drivers told a California federal judge Monday they have ample evidence proving J.B. Hunt Transport Inc.'s uniform piece-rate compensation system shorted thousands of drivers on wages and rest breaks, rebuking the company's bid to slash claims and decertify their class action.

  6. July 03, 2018

    JB Hunt Aims To Slash, Decertify Truckers' Calif. Wage Row

    Months away from trial, trucking giant J.B. Hunt Transport Inc. moved Monday to slash claims and decertify a California federal class action alleging it shorted drivers on wages and rest breaks, saying there's no proof of a uniform compensation system covering thousands of drivers.

  7. June 27, 2018

    JB Hunt, Truckers Prep For Sept. Trial In Wage Dispute

    A proposed class action alleging J.B. Hunt Transport Inc. didn't pay drivers minimum wage is preparing for a late September trial after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the Ninth Circuit's ruling reviving the long-running dispute, according to a California federal court filing Tuesday.

  8. December 21, 2012

    Brinker Doesn't Kill Truckers' Meal, Rest Break Class Action

    A California federal judge on Tuesday denied JB Hunt Transport Inc.'s motion to decertify a class of truck drivers who accused the company of stiffing them on meal and rest breaks, saying the class still meets minimum standards after the seminal Brinker and Dukes decisions.

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