19 results for 'cat:"Employment" AND cat:"Settlements" AND cat:"Class Action"'.
J. Slaughter grants an employee's motion for preliminary approval of a class action settlement in a wage and hour suit. The adequacy of representation requirement is met, preliminary certification of the proposed settlement is proper, the settlement terms of the PAGA claim are fair, adequate, and reasonable and the proposed settlement meets notice requirements.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Slaughter, Filed On: April 26, 2024, Case #: 2:19cv7077, NOS: Fair Labor Standards Act - Labor, Categories: employment, settlements, class Action
J. Aenlle-Rocha grants final approval of the settlement, bringing an end to the employees' class action accusing AT&T of not paying them all wages owed. AT&T agrees to pay a $75,500 net settlement, which is fair and adequate based on the strength of the employees' case and the extent of completed discovery.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Aenlle-Rocha, Filed On: March 18, 2024, Case #: 2:18cv8809, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: employment, settlements, class Action
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J. Pepper approves the $46,827 collective and class action settlement in the caregiver's lawsuit claiming the nursing home company failed to pay her and other caregivers proper overtime wages. The caregiver's unopposed motions for $40,811 in attorney fees and a $1,500 class representative incentive award are granted, and the caregiver's counsel is ordered to distribute settlement checks to class members within 10 days of receiving them from the company.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Wisconsin, Judge: Pepper, Filed On: February 26, 2024, Case #: 2:21cv108, NOS: Fair Labor Standards Act - Labor, Categories: employment, settlements, class Action
J. Huff grants final approval to a $1.62 million settlement that will end class action claims accusing Verizon of failing to properly compensate its employees for overtime. The average recovery for each class member will be $1,714, with the highest payout being $4,481. The settlement agreement also provides for $25,000 in civil PAGA penalties. Class counsel is granted $541,000 in fees.
Court: USDC Southern District of California, Judge: Huff, Filed On: February 13, 2024, Case #: 3:21cv1257, NOS: Other Labor Litigation - Labor, Categories: employment, settlements, class Action
J. Olguin grants final approval of a $190,000 settlement in the hourly non-exempt driver's class action alleging that the distribution company did not pay him and other drivers their owed minimum wage, authorize pay for their meal and rest periods, or timely pay all earned wages. The settlement is fair, reasonable and adequate.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Olguin, Filed On: November 22, 2023, Case #: 2:20cv11169, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: employment, settlements, class Action
J. Estudillo grants preliminary approval of a $2.2 million settlement in a class action accusing the telecommunications company of not paying its technicians minimum and overtime wages. The settlement is fair because the technicians and the telecommunications company engaged in discovery that involved interviewing over 100 class members, they have spoken about the settlement for years with the use of multiple mediators, and they capped the attorneys fees so that they are directly proportionate to class funds.
Court: USDC Western District of Washington, Judge: Estudillo, Filed On: September 6, 2023, Case #: 3:20cv5438, NOS: Fair Labor Standards Act - Labor, Categories: employment, settlements, class Action
J. Seeborg grants preliminary approval to a class action settlement in a dispute over allegedly unpaid wages between a class of employees and their employer. The settlement, with a net amount of $44,040,833.33, appears fair, adequate and reasonable. Minor modifications to the class definitions, namely expanding the class period through the date of preliminary approval and a change to the definition of the class of hourly employees to specify that it includes all retail employees, do not meaningfully change this analysis.
Court: USDC Northern District of California, Judge: Seeborg, Filed On: July 28, 2023, Case #: 3:16cv1854, NOS: Other Labor Litigation - Labor, Categories: employment, settlements, class Action
J. Aiken grants preliminary approval of a $7.35 million settlement in the hourly employees' class action accusing the health care company of unlawfully time-rounding the employees' work hours to pay them less. The net settlement fund amounts to approximately 54% of the employees' allegedly lost wages. Class members' settlement payments will be calculated proportionally based on each member's net time clock calculation.
Court: USDC Oregon, Judge: Aiken, Filed On: July 17, 2023, Case #: 6:21cv825, NOS: Other Labor Litigation - Labor, Categories: employment, settlements, class Action
J. Peterson grants final approval of a settlement agreement in the delivery drivers' class action lawsuit against the online food delivery company over unpaid wages and reimbursements for maintenance of their cars. A $1.2 million judgment is entered against the company for attorney fees, costs and payments to class members, of which $413,333 will be provided to the drivers' counsel in two installments.
Court: USDC Western District of Wisconsin, Judge: Peterson, Filed On: May 19, 2023, Case #: 3:20cv279, NOS: Fair Labor Standards Act - Labor, Categories: employment, settlements, class Action