Labor/Employment
Sep. 24, 2016
Amid fierce objections, judge approves day laborer settlement
A judge gave final approval Thursday to a $4.5 million settlement in a seven-year-old lawsuit day laborers filed in which less than 10 percent of the eligible class will get money from the deal, and the day laborers' lawyers pocket more than twice as much money as the workers themselves.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES — A judge gave final approval Thursday to a $4.5 million settlement in a lawsuit day laborers filed in which less than 10 percent of the eligible class will get money from the deal, and their lawyers will pocket more than twice as much money as the workers themselves.
Unclear is whether the deal is a give- away to the plaintiffs' attorneys, and the company they sued, or simpl...
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