Facts

On a Friday Inc. dba Sonney's BBQ Shack and Sonney Bruning own and operate a small, privately-owned restaurant in South Lake Tahoe: Sommey's BBQ Shack & Grill. In September 2019, Amy Bugaiski and Kimberly Gardner filed a wage-and-hour lawsuit seeking to represent a class consisting of those employed by Sonney's from September 11, 2015 to June 30, 2021 in El Dorado Superior. In April 2020, they added a Private Attorneys General Act cause of action seeking to represent employers who worked from January 17, 2019 through June 30, 2021.

PLAINTIFFS' CONTENTIONS: Plaintiffs made several contentions, including among others, failure to: provide legally compliant meal periods; authorize and permit legally compliant rest periods; pay minimum and/or overtime wages; and reimburse for business expenses. They also made claims for waiting time penalties and wage statement claims.

DEFENDANTS' CONTENTIONS: Defendants denied all claims and contentions alleged by plaintiffs, maintaining they have never engaged in unlawful acts regarding the alleged matters.

Result

The parties agreed to settle for $230,000 with no reversion to defendants and with the stipulation that payment will be made without the need to submit a claim form.