Eliseo Ochoa v. Vieira Agricultural Enterprises, LLC
Published: Jan. 5, 2024 | Result Date: Sep. 15, 2023 | Filing Date: Jul. 14, 2021 |Case number: 21CV-02299 Settlement – $1,500,000
Judge
Court
Merced County Superior Court
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Daniel J. Brown
(Stansbury Brown Law PC)
Defendant
Carrie E. Bushman
(Cook Brown LLP)
Walter J. Schmidt
(Crabtree Schmidt)
Facts
Plaintiff Eliseo Ochoa brought class action and Private Attorneys General Act claims against Defendant Vieira, alleging that it: (1) failed to pay employees all earned wages including minimum and overtime wages; (2) failed to provide all legally required meal periods; (3) failed to authorize all legally required rest periods; (4) failed to provide accurate and itemized wage statements; (5) failed to timely pay all wages due or final wages due upon separation of employment; and (6) failed to reimburse for all necessary business expenses.
Result
The parties agreed to a settlement, whereby Vieira agreed to pay $1,500,000. The parties also agreed to allocate up to: $525,000 in attorneys' fees; $20,000 in costs; $25,000 in settlement administration costs; $7,500 for the class representative; $20,000 for the State of California, and $5,000 for the PAGA amount.
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