Class Certification Granted To Truck Drivers Suing Over Fees, Deductions

Mealey's (March 17, 2020, 11:22 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — A federal judge in Illinois on March 5 certified a class of truck drivers who sued a trucking company and its owner under the Truth in Leasing Act (TLA) for allegedly overcharging drivers for certain fees and taking multiple unauthorized deductions from their pay (Hamimi Yata, et al. v. BDJ Trucking Co., et al., No. 17-3503, N.D. Ill., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 38107)....