Truckers Win Stolen Wages Suit

In a case that Reuters says could impact hundreds of companies and thousands of truckers in Southern California alone, a San Diego judge has awarded $2 million to seven truckers who said an international shipping company improperly classified them as independent contractors, making them lease their rigs and pay expenses. The lead plaintiff’s attorney, Alvin Gomez, said the ruling had the potential to “forever reshape the United States trucking industry.”