Domino’s Drivers Get Nod for Nearly $2 Million Franchisee Deal

Domino’s Pizza franchisees and drivers who say they weren’t appropriately reimbursed for using personal vehicles to make deliveries won approval for their almost $2 million settlement from a federal judge in Michigan.

The deal, which provides relief for more than 750 delivery drivers who chose to join the collective, resolves allegations that the franchisees’ improperly low reimbursement rates made pay fall below the minimum wage in violation of state law and the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan said.

The settlement fund represents about 102% of the drivers’ estimated unpaid ...