By Linda Chiem Law360, New York (January 24, 2017, 3:35 PM EST) — A long-running California wage-and-hour class action alleging Penske Logistics LLC failed to provide truck drivers with meal breaks will be settled for $750,000, a deal that will cancel a scheduled February trial and distribute $332,500 to drivers after attorneys’ fees and other costs are deducted, according to a court filing late Monday. The plaintiffs asked U.S. District Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo for preliminary approval of the proposed settlement, which seeks to end nearly nine years of litigation. The lawsuit alleged the company didn’t offer required breaks…
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