Jan-Pro, Janitors Reach $30 Million Classification Settlement

Jan-Pro Franchising International Inc. and thousands of janitors who allege they were misclassified as independent contractors settled long-running litigation and averted a scheduled October federal trial.

The $30 million proposed settlement filed Sept. 22 follows a Judge William Alsup of the US District Court for the Northern of California ruling Aug. 25 staying the case for 125 franchisees and maintaining the Oct. 16 trial over the remaining 2,100 class members. Alsup agreed with plaintiffs who argued that Jan-Pro’s request to appeal his denial of the motion to compel arbitration to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit was ...