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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dmac1" data-source="post: 2088556" data-attributes="member: 60252"><p>I got out in 2005. But the settlement numbers are actually pretty fair for most, especially for those who sold their routes after getting them for nothing. The settlement doesn't offer any punitive awards, which I think a jury trial for damages would be likely to award. The damages that most suffered as employees being designated as contractors comes down to being forced to pay the employers share of payroll taxes, the cost of uniforms, scanners, and being forced to buy insurance. It comes out to $12,000 per year. For someone who spent 10 years or more as a 'contractor' it adds up to a decent amount. As I stated, I was never upset with the pay- I got what I agreed to. Where I was wrong was in being treated like an employee, with extra-contractual demands being placed unilaterally upon me.</p></blockquote><p></p>