September 03, 2019
A California federal judge said Tuesday she will grant final approval to ABM Industries Inc.'s $5.4 million deal to end certified class claims alleging the facility management company violated labor statutes by requiring 34,000 cleaning employees to use their personal cellphones for work without reimbursement, calling it a "terrific settlement."
January 07, 2019
Facility management company ABM Industries Inc. has agreed to pay $5.4 million to end a California federal class suit alleging it violated state law by making cleaning employees use their personal cellphones for work without reimbursing them.
May 14, 2018
A California federal judge on Monday narrowed a 30,000-member class of janitors accusing facility management company ABM Industries Inc. of making them use their personal cellphones for work purposes without reimbursement, saying arbitration agreements some of them signed in 2016 keep some claims out of court.
January 29, 2018
A California federal judge certified three classes of janitors on Friday in a suit accusing the facility management company ABM Industries Inc. of forcing them to use their personal cellphones for work-related purposes without reimbursement, finding that the single class that the janitors originally proposed is too broad.