Wells Fargo to Pay $27.5M to Settle a California Wage Class Action Lawsuit
From the Desk of Jim Eccleston at Eccleston Law LLC:
A California judge is set
More specifically, the class actions accused Wells Fargo of failing to pay overtime, failing to provide workers with meal breaks, and failing to provide itemized wage statements under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and the state's Unfair Competition Law and Private Attorneys General Act.
Furthermore, under California labor law, employees are entitled to a 30-minute meal break every 5 hours, and 10-minute rest period every 4 hours. Moreover, if employees do not receive meal breaks or rest periods, they must be compensated one extra hour on their paycheck per missing break.
In addition, California labor laws require employees to be compensated for any off-the-clock work conducted during non-business hours.
According to the terms of the settlement, the eight lead plaintiffs in the lawsuit will receive $10,000 each, and the additional 28,463 class members will receive an average payment of approximately $660.
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