Facts

Gino Maraventano and Neesha Kurji sued Nordstrom Inc., in connection with Nordstrom's draw commission plan. Their lawsuit was consolidated with the class action filed by Gina Balasanyan and Nune Nalbandian against Nordstrom regarding the same plan.

PLAINTIFFS' CONTENTIONS:
Plaintiffs claimed they were current or former salespersons for Nordstrom who were employed in a draw commission time between Oct. 20, 2006 and June 2011. Plaintiffs claimed they worked up to 40 minutes before the store's opening and/or after the store's closing, and were commission plan. Plaintiffs claimed they were not paid for the time worked prior to the store's opening and/or after the store's closing. As a result, plaintiffs alleged they were not paid at least the minimum wage.

DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS:
Nordstrom denied plaintiffs' allegations, and contended that it properly paid plaintiffs at least minimum wage for all hours worked.

Result

The parties reached a settlement. Nordstrom agreed to provide $2.7 million in monetary relief, and to make available a maximum of $2.6 million in merchandise vouchers for eligible class members. Moreover, Nordstrom agreed to pay $10,000 in PAGA penalties.