Facts

On March 05, 2020, Anthony Sikes, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, and as aggrieved employees, on behalf of other aggrieved employees, brought a class action against Wing Dhaba Inc., 2 Singhs Have Wings Inc., Dad's Sapna Inc., PKA Corporation, Wings for 2 Singhs Inc., and Bikramjit Singh Randhawa. The class included all current and former persons employed by defendants in California and classified as hourly, non-exempt who worked for defendants at any time from March 5, 2016, through April 14, 2023. Based on a review of its records to date, defendants estimated there were 2822 Class Members who collectively worked a total of 22,948 Pay Periods, and 1605 Aggrieved Employees who worked a total of 17,500 PAGA Pay Periods.

PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS: Plaintiff alleged that defendants failed to: pay wages, provide meal periods, authorize and permit rest periods, issue proper wage statements, timely pay wages, maintain required payroll records for its non-exempt California employees during the class period.

DEFENDANTS' CONTENTIONS: Defendants denied all contentions.

Settlement Discussions

On November 18, 2021, January 7, 2022, July 13, 2022, November 21, 2022, and December 14, 2022, the parties participated in mediation sessions presided over by Jeffrey Owensby Esq. of Judicate West which led to the settlement.

Result

Defendants agreed to pay $2 million to settle all claims.