$5.5M Class Settlement Of Tobacco Surcharge, Wage-And-Hour Claims Gets Final OK

Mealey's (June 5, 2023, 8:48 AM EDT) -- KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri federal judge has granted final approval to a $5.5 million class settlement of a suit over wage-and-hour claims and allegations that a group health plan violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by imposing a tobacco surcharge without meeting safe harbor requirements....