Mealey's (March 31, 2020, 11:33 AM EDT) -- FRESNO, Calif. — A federal judge on March 26 granted preliminary approval of a $3.2 million settlement that would end wage-and-hour claims by California correctional officers who brought two class complaints seeking pay for missed meal and rest breaks and time spent going through security checks, but directed the parties to further explain incentive payments for the named plaintiffs that “appear . . . to be somewhat disproportionate” at the final approval stage (Jose Gonzalez, et al. v. CoreCivic of Tennessee, LLC, et al., No. 16-1891, E.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52840)....