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CONFIDENTIAL

Apr. 19, 2005

Employment Law
Class Action
Failure to Pay Compensation

Confidential

Settlement –  $6,600,000

Judge

Mark W. Snauffer

Court

Fresno Superior


Attorneys

Plaintiff

Andrew B. Jones
(Wagner, Jones, Kopfman & Artenian LLP)

Cesar H. Nava

Nicholas Wagner
(Wagner, Jones, Kopfman & Artenian LLP)

Daniel M. Kopfman
(Jones Kopfman Artenian)


Defendant

Kyle D. Brown

Ronald W. Novotny
(Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo)


Facts

Plaintiffs Matt Batrich, Sonny Kavoian, Clint Shelton, John Manzo, Hal Bricks, Danny Dauer and Shawn Rice worked as customer service representatives and drivers for defendant Prudential Overall Supply, a uniform cleaning service company that had several non-union facilities in California.

Damages

The plaintiffs claimed damages from 1997 to 2004 for unpaid overtime, lunch break hours, premium hours for missed lunches, interest, attorney fees and waiting time penalties for nonpayment of wages due and owed upon separating from the company.

Result

The class action was settled for $6.6 million.


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