Based on what? You go after what you can get, accounting for the risks. They managed to win what the employees would have gotten if they were paid minimum wage, overtime wages, AND compensation for necessary expenses on the job. That’s a virtual complete win from a labor law perspective.

I mean, as far as the settlement, you go after what the law gives you. If they weren’t paid minimum wage, an attorney can help you. If you weren’t paid overtime, an attorney can help you.

Generally 25-30% fee is what’s taken by plaintiff’s attorneys if it’s on a contingency basis. You generally don’t charge hourly AND take a percentage of the judgment—unless, it’s a sharply reduced percentage (hourly fee + 5% or something along those lines).

Wait, wait...Patriots fans think ESPN has an anti-Patriots bias???