Western Express Truckers Set Up for $3.8M Wage Settlement

Western Express Inc. has agreed to pay out $3.8 million to a group of truckers to settle claims the company failed to pay them at least minimum wage.

Judge William Campbell granted the preliminary approval to the settlement terms Feb. 7 at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. The $3,825,000 settlement will affect approximately 4,200 Western Express truckers.

The drivers, led by David Harmon, accused the company in April 2014 of not paying adequate wages during orientation, training, and for all hours worked, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

The parties attended three unfruitful ...