Litigators who took on "gig economy" companies and other employers for misclassifying Massachusetts delivery drivers as independent contractors successfully earned final approval of a nearly $800,000 settlement.

Attorneys with the Boston-based labor and employment firm Lichten & Liss-Riordan, among others, brought the class action suit on behalf of more than 45 drivers who claimed Cardinal Logistics Management Corp. wrongfully took certain expenses for damaged items, uniforms, and insurance from their paychecks. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley of the District of Massachusetts approved the $795,000 settlement in Roland v. Cardinal Logistics Management Corp.