Jan-Pro, Janitors Win Final Nod for $30 Million Wage Suit Deal

Jan-Pro Franchising International Inc. and janitors who say it misclassified them as contractors when they were really employees secured final approval Thursday for a $30 million settlement after nearly two decades of litigation.

The settlement fund represents a little more than half of what the workers could have recovered in a damages trial, which is an “excellent result” given the years of litigation, including trips to multiple appellate courts, the US District Court for the Northern District of California said.

The workers say the international janitorial business misclassified them as independent contractors to avoid complying with pay laws for ...