Preliminary Approval Of $1.2M Wage, Hour Class Action Settlement Denied A 3rd Time

Mealey's (June 4, 2021, 1:18 PM EDT) -- FRESNO, Calif. — A former Five Guys employee’s third motion seeking preliminary approval of a proposed $1.2 million class action settlement of allegations that the franchise chain and a franchisee violated federal and California consumer reporting laws, California wage-and-hour laws and California’s unfair competition law (UCL) does not provide sufficient information to show that it “is likely to be approved as ‘fair, reasonable, and adequate’ upon certification of the class,” a California federal judge ruled in an order filed June 1 that denied the motion without prejudice....