DHL Last-Mile Drivers Seek Approval of $1 Million Wages Deal

A group of Washington-based DHL Express drivers wants a district court to approve their proposed $1 million settlement with a local courier, resolving a wages-and-hours lawsuit.

The agreement would dismiss the Fair Labor Standards Act collective action and require Sidwell Air Freight Inc., a local partner of DHL Express (USA) Inc., to compensate drivers in the collective for allegedly failing to pay overtime or provide proper breaks. Roughly 380 drivers who worked for Sidwell between 2020 and Feb. 27, and drove vehicles less than 10,000 pounds, are expected to be in the final settlement collective, according to a Friday motion ...