A federal judge on Dec. 11 granted preliminary approval to a proposed $3.15 million settlement in a class action lawsuit between Kelly Services Inc. and groups of recruitment personnel across four states, according to court records.

Plaintiffs in the lawsuit allege Kelly violated wage and hour laws by classifying employees who worked in certain recruiter positions as exempt from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

One of the named plaintiffs in the lawsuit, Aliah Larry, first filed a complaint in federal court in April 2020, though the case was later transferred to Michigan.

Kelly denies any wrongdoing in the settlement, according to court records. The company said it did not have comment on this case.

Included in the class action are groups of recruitment personnel in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Illinois and California who worked for Kelly Services through the time of the preliminary approval of the settlement.

For workers in Kentucky, the group includes those who worked at Kelly any time between June 28, 2016, and the time of the preliminary settlement. For those in Pennsylvania, the starting date was June 28, 2018, while the starting date for those in Illinois was Dec. 19, 2019, and for those in California the starting date was June 28, 2017.

Larry, et al. v. Kelly Services Inc., US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 2:20-CV-11481-DPH-EAS.