Facts

On October 26, 2021, Ann Espinoza and Diana Fontana brought a class action against Cicon Engineering Inc., alleging various wage and hour violations. The class included all persons employed by Cicon Engineering Inc. in California and classified as a nonexempt employee who worked for Cicon Engineering Inc. from May 1, 2017, through November 7, 2022. On November 3, 2021, plaintiffs filed a First Amended Complaint. Based on a review of its records through August 31, 2022, Cicon Engineering estimated that class members collectively worked a total of 43,427 Pay Periods.

PLAINTIFFS' CONTENTIONS: Plaintiffs alleged that defendant failed to: pay minimum and straight time wages, pay overtime wages, provide meal periods, authorize and permit rest periods, timely pay final wages at termination, provide accurate itemized wage statements, and indemnify necessary business expenses for its nonexempt California employees during the class period.

DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS: Defendant denied all contentions.

Settlement Discussions

On September 8, 2022, the parties participated in an all-day mediation presided over by Steve Cerveris, Esquire, of Cerveris Mediation, which led to a settlement agreement.

Result

Defendants agreed to pay $750,000 to settle the case.