Knight Truckers Lose Wage Case Settlement Approval Bid (Correct)

Knight Transportation Inc. and truck drivers who say it failed to provide them with proper breaks and pay for non-driving tasks must revamp a proposed settlement after a federal magistrate judge in California questioned the deal’s fairness.

The settlement would provide $400,000 for approximately 5,500 of the transportation firm’s current and former California truck drivers. But the deal requires class members to opt in if they want to recover, calls for some funds to revert to Knight if not enough class members participate, and heavily discounts the claims’ value without proper explanation, the US District Court for the Eastern District ...