April 26, 2022
A Maine federal court on Tuesday gave its blessing to a deal worth approximately $23.1 million resolving a trio of cases accusing Wonder Bread maker Flowers Foods Inc. of misclassifying distributor drivers as independent contractors, allegedly leading to unpaid overtime and unlawful deductions from paychecks.
October 22, 2021
Bakery company Flower Foods Inc. urged a Maine federal judge to approve a $9 million deal that would settle a class action accusing the Wonder Bread maker of making improper wage deductions by misclassifying distributor drivers as independent contractors.
August 03, 2020
Flowers Foods scored a victory Monday when a Maine federal judge disbanded a collective action accusing the Wonder Bread maker of underpaying drivers, saying the worker behind the suit hadn't done enough to rebut the company's claim that its drivers were exempt from overtime.