April 29, 2022
Nearly 300 franchisees on Friday snagged the final green light to a $15.8 million deal they reached with toolmaker Matco Tools Corp., ending their lawsuit alleging the company misclassified them as independent contractors.
April 22, 2022
In the coming week, labor and employment attorneys should watch for a potential resolution in a misclassification suit by hundreds of franchisees against Matco Tools Corp. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in the Golden State.
December 13, 2021
Matco Tools Corp. has agreed to a deal valued at more than $15.8 million to end claims from a class of franchisees claiming that the tool manufacturer misclassified them as independent contractors, according to a bid for preliminary approval of the deal filed in California federal court Monday.
November 29, 2021
In the year since California voters exempted some industries from a state law that presumes workers are employees, an appellate ruling that the ballot initiative neutralized has nevertheless given courts guidance. Here, Law360 reviews five cases where the appeals court’s precedent has made an impact.
July 12, 2021
A tool manufacturer can't escape a franchisee's claims that it made unlawful wage deductions or claims brought on behalf of the state, a California federal judge ruled, saying the company hadn't shown certain claims left over after class certification couldn't still be brought.
February 22, 2021
Claims that a tool manufacturer misclassified franchisees as independent contractors are widespread enough for the workers to move forward as a class, a California federal judge has said.
December 16, 2020
Tool manufacturer Matco Tools Corp. urged a California federal judge on Tuesday not to certify a former distributor's proposed class action accusing the company of misclassifying operators as independent contractors, saying the lead plaintiff doesn't have the same interests as the class members he seeks to represent.
November 04, 2020
A California federal judge won't let a tool maker avoid Golden State law in a suit accusing it of misclassifying its distributors as independent contractors, rejecting the company's bid for Ohio law to apply and finding California had a greater interest in the stakes of the case.