Carter v. Paschall Truck Lines, Inc..

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY PADUCAH DIVISION GALE CARTER, ET AL. PLAINTIFFS v. No. 5:18-cv-41-BJB PASCHALL TRUCK LINES, INC., ET AL. DEFENDANTS * * * * * OPINION & ORDER PRELIMINARILY APPROVING SETTLEMENT CLASS & AUTHORIZING NOTICE Gale Carter and Forbes Hays are former drivers for Paschall Truck Lines, a national motor carrier that provides shipping across the continental United States. PTL hires both employees and independent contractors to drive for it. Carter and Hays1 sued PTL under the Fair Labor Standards Act, alleging that it misclassified them as…