March 11, 2022
Two construction material companies and a driver have struck a deal to resolve his claim alleging the companies misclassified him as an independent contractor to skirt their overtime pay obligations, according to a Friday court filing.
April 12, 2021
Construction material companies tried to chuck a collective action claiming they cheated drivers of overtime pay by misclassifying them as independent contractors, saying the workers signed away their right to collective litigation in their contracts.
March 11, 2021
Vulcan Materials Co. misclassified drivers as independent contractors to get around having to pay them overtime wages, even as they sometimes worked up to 60 hours a week, drivers said in a proposed collective action in Georgia federal court.