(March 31, 2016, 7:34 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal magistrate judge on March 24 granted preliminary approval of a $1.15 million wage settlement for a class of California retail employees (Barbara Ruch v. AM Retail Group, Inc. individually and DBA, G.H. Bass & Co., No. 14-5352, N.D. Calif.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 39629)....