Abarca, et al v. Werner Enterprises, Inc.

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Case Number:

8:14-cv-00319

Court:

Nebraska

Nature of Suit:

Labor: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Joseph F. Bataillon

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  1. February 02, 2026

    Company Agrees To Pay $18M To Settle Truckers' Wage Suit

    A Nebraska-based trucking company agreed to pay $18 million to nearly 100,000 current and former drivers to end a more than 11-year-old consolidated class action over unpaid minimum wages, reaching a deal the day before trial was set to begin, according to settlement papers filed in federal court.

  2. March 28, 2025

    Trucking Co. Loses Bid To Decertify Classes In Wage Spat

    A trucking company headquartered in Nebraska can't win its bid to decertify two classes of drivers alleging they are owed unpaid minimum wages, a federal judge ruled Friday, finding an individual assessment about how workers were paid isn't necessary.

  3. August 01, 2022

    Neb. Judge Orders Trucking Co. To Hand Over Off-Duty Data

    A Nebraska federal judge on Monday ordered a trucking company to turn over data related to work-related messages sent to drivers during time the company categorized as noncompensable, overturning a magistrate judge's recommendation that such data would be too much of a hassle to unpack.

  4. July 27, 2022

    Trucking Co. Can't Beat Drivers' Unpaid Min. Wage Claims

    A trucking company cannot beat claims that it failed to pay thousands of drivers minimum wage, a Nebraska federal judge ruled Wednesday, saying the company didn't show that its compensation system guarantees workers minimum wage.