April 12, 2022
A Houston-area public transit service agreed to pay nearly $4.9 million to 261 drivers, ending a collective action in Texas federal court alleging the company misclassified them as independent contractors and denied them overtime pay.
July 09, 2021
Drivers for a Houston-area public transit service who claim the local transit authority and three companies misclassified them as exempt from overtime can move forward as a collective, a Texas federal court ruled, saying there's evidence showing they're similar enough to bring claims together.