Werner Agrees to Pay $18M Settlement in Wage Lawsuit

Werner agrees to pay $18M settlement in wage lawsuit

Werner and a class of truck drivers have reached an $18 million settlement in a wage lawsuit that dates back to 2014. The Omaha, Neb.-based trucking company and the plaintiffs informed the court of the settlement in October 2025, and the motion for a settlement agreement was filed in a U.S. District Court in Nebraska on Jan. 30. The settlement still awaits the court’s final approval. Plaintiffs, including truck driver Ezequiel Olivares Abarca, a…

Werner Enterprises $18M Settlement Reached on Eve of Trial

In a dramatic turn just hours before opening statements were set to begin, a Nebraska-based trucking giant agreed to pay $18 million to nearly 100,000 current and former drivers, closing the curtain on an 11-year wage battle that had been idling in federal court. The Werner Enterprises $18M settlement, detailed in papers filed Friday in Werner Enterprises $18M settlement ends decade wage fight before trial.