Mealey's (November 29, 2017, 12:12 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal magistrate judge on Nov. 27 granted preliminary approval of a $5.6 million settlement to be paid by two of three joint employers to end wage-and-hour claims brought by a class of workers, finding the settlement terms fair and reasonable and free of obvious deficiencies (Earl Fronda v. Staffmark Holdings, Inc., et al., No. 15-2315, N.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 194514)....