In what court was the Faiz Ahmed case against Budget filed?
Budget Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ember 2, 2022 for $20,000 and the case was closed on December 14, 2022.
Faiz Ahmed, d/b/a Premium Autos, LLC and Ahsan Syed, d/b/a ARS, Inc. v. Avis Rent A Car System, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Budget Rent A Car System, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Avis Budget Group, Inc., a Delaware Corporation and DOES 1-100, Inclusive (Superior Court for the State of California for the District of Rancho Cucamonga, County of San Bernardino, Case No. CIVRS 1308871). On December 31, 2013, plaintiffs, agency operators of Avis and Budget, filed a complaint against Avis, Budget, and ABG, seeking relief under California's wage and hour laws to remedy the alleged misclassification of agency operators as independent contractors rather than classifying each of the Plaintiffs as employees. The parties reached a settlement at Mediation in November, 2018. The parties entered into settlement agreements in December 2018 where a total settlement of $1,758,000 (Ahmed: $500,000, Syed: $500,000, Huseinbhai: $250,000, and Sansone: $250,000) was paid to the tru
Source: Item 3 — LITIGATION (FDD pages 12–16)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Budget's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the case of Faiz Ahmed, d/b/a Premium Autos, LLC and Ahsan Syed, d/b/a ARS, Inc. v. Avis Rent A Car System, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Budget Rent A Car System, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Avis Budget Group, Inc., a Delaware Corporation and DOES 1-100, Inclusive was filed in the Superior Court for the State of California for the District of Rancho Cucamonga, County of San Bernardino, Case No. CIVRS 1308871. The plaintiffs, who were agency operators of Avis and Budget, filed the complaint on December 31, 2013.
The lawsuit sought relief under California's wage and hour laws, alleging that Budget and Avis misclassified agency operators as independent contractors instead of classifying them as employees. The parties eventually reached a settlement through mediation in November 2018.
In December 2018, settlement agreements were finalized, resulting in a total settlement of $1,758,000. This amount was distributed among the plaintiffs, with Ahmed and Syed each receiving $500,000, Huseinbhai receiving $250,000, and Sansone receiving $250,000. The funds were paid to the trust account of LA Superlawyers, Inc. on behalf of each plaintiff.