Farias vs. Sentinel Restaurant and Hospitality Group, LLC

Plaintiff shall provide notice of this ruling to the LWDA and Defendant.

6 30-2019-01070595 Plaintiff Jose Farias’s (“Plaintiff”) Motion for Approval of Farias vs. Sentinel Settlement Under Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) is Restaurant and GRANTED IN PART. Hospitality Group, LLC The court concludes that the $256,220.00 PAGA settlement (which includes an individual settlement of $10,000.00 to Plaintiff Jose Farias) is fair, adequate and reasonable, and approves the following specific awards:

• $76,866.00 (7.3% or $5,611.22 to Long & Delis, and 92.7% or $71,254.78 to Law Offices of Abraham Tang) to plaintiff’s counsel for plaintiff’s attorneys’ fees; • $14,481.29 ($1,632.50 to Long & Delis and $12,848.79 to Law Offices of Abraham Tang) to plaintiff’s counsel for plaintiff’s litigation costs, as requested; • $5,000.00 to Plaintiff Jose Farias as enhancement award, as requested; • $6,500.00 to Phoenix Group, the settlement administrator, as requested; • $107,529.53 to the LWDA for its share of PAGA penalties; and • $35,843.18 to the aggrieved employees for their share of PAGA penalties.

The court sets a Final Report Hearing for March 15, 2027 at 1:30 p.m. to confirm that distribution efforts are fully completed, including the distribution of uncashed aggrieved employee checks after 180 days, that the Administrator’s work is complete, and that the court’s file thus may be closed. The parties must report to the court the total amount that was actually paid to the aggrieved employees. All supporting papers must be filed at least 16 days before the Final Report Hearing date.

Plaintiff is ordered to give notice of the ruling to the LWDA and Defendant.