Facts

Former employees Francisco Flores, Briant Zamora, and Alexander Williams brought a class action against Allie's Party Equipment Rental, Inc., Barrett Business Services, Inc., and Michael B. Nicholson, the president and chief executive officer of Allie's Party Equipment Rental.

The class action was brought on behalf of individuals employed by Allie's Party Equipment Rental in a non-exempt capacity, during the relevant period.

PLAINTIFFS' CONTENTIONS: Plaintiffs contended that defendants failed to authorize, permit, and/or provide all required meal and rest periods (or pay premium wages in lieu thereof), by unlawfully auto-deducting 30 minutes of pay for shifts actually worked lasting 6 hours or longer for meal periods that were not authorized, permitted, and/or provided, by unlawfully deducting pay for time actually worked, by failing to timely pay final wages upon termination or resignation, and by failing to provide properly itemized wage statements, in violation of the California Labor Code, the relevant IWC Wage Order, and the California Business and Professions Code, and as a result were not properly paid for their work.

DEFENDANTS' CONTENTIONS: Defendants denied all contentions.

Settlement Discussions

The parties participated in all-day settlement negotiations with the assistance of attorney Harvey C. Berger as neutral mediator, which ultimately resulted in a settlement agreement.

Result

The case settled. Defendants agreed to pay at least $340,000 and not more than $400,000.