June 23, 2020
Student truck drivers who recently saw their nearly $800,000 wage verdict against Werner Enterprises Inc. wiped out won't get a new trial since they can't prove damages without using an expert report that the Eighth Circuit ruled was submitted too late, a Nebraska federal judge has ruled.
February 09, 2018
A Nebraska federal judge on Friday denied student truck drivers' bid for a new trial in their class action alleging Werner Enterprises Inc. and a subsidiary violated minimum wage laws, granting only $337,293.69 in attorneys' fees despite their request for $2.2 million after finding vague expense explanations.
May 24, 2017
A Nebraska federal jury decided on Tuesday that Werner Enterprises Inc. and a subsidiary owed a class of around 52,000 student truck drivers almost $780,000 over allegations the company failed to pay the students for short rest breaks of 20 minutes or less in violation of minimum wage laws.
May 11, 2017
A Nebraska federal judge on Tuesday denied Werner Enterprises Inc.'s bid for a quick win on a claim for sleeper berth compensation in a certified class action covering 50,000 student drivers alleging they were denied proper meal and rest breaks, saying it's a matter for a jury.
March 01, 2017
Werner Enterprises Inc. asked a Nebraska federal judge Tuesday to clarify her recent order trimming a claim for compensation for time spent in sleeper berths from a certified class of more than 50,000 student drivers alleging they were denied proper meal and rest breaks, asking that it get a definitive quick win on the sleeper berth claim or have the claim decertified completely.
February 03, 2017
A Nebraska federal court on Thursday revised an earlier order allowing a certified class of more than 50,000 student drivers alleging they were denied proper meal and rest breaks to pursue claims for liability and damages against Werner Enterprises Inc., axing a claim for sleeper berth compensation.
September 30, 2016
Werner Enterprises Inc. asked a Nebraska federal court on Thursday to rethink its decision allowing a certified class of over 50,000 student drivers alleging they were denied proper meal and rest breaks to pursue claims for liability and damages against the trucking and logistics giant, saying it overlooked key facts.
July 11, 2013
A Nebraska federal judge on Wednesday certified a class of more than 41,000 truck drivers in a suit accusing Werner Enterprises Inc. of having unlawful meal and rest break policies, saying the truckers within the proposed class were universally impacted by what the suit described as the company’s "systematic denial of compensation."
August 30, 2012
A group of truck drivers accused Werner Enterprises Inc. of using unfair rest and meal break reporting policies to pay new employees less than minimum wage, according to a proposed class action suit filed in Nebraska district court on Tuesday.