California Wage Class, PAGA Suit Settled For $2.5 Million

Mealey's (December 15, 2021, 12:37 PM EST) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — A federal judge in California on Dec. 9 granted final approval of a $2.5 million settlement that will end class and Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims by refinery workers who allege violations of California Business and Professions and Labor Codes when they were denied wages for time spent getting to their work areas and donning safety gear....