Escobedo vs. Block Tops, Inc.

5 30-2023-01336931 The settlement administrator has confirmed that the Gomez vs. Focus distribution of the settlement funds has been made in Industries, Inc. accordance with the settlement terms that were approved by the court and that the amount of the uncashed checks from the settlement has been transmitted to the State Controller’s Office’s Unclaimed Property Fund. As Plaintiff has shown that the Administrator’s work is complete, the court’s file is now closed.

Plaintiff is ordered to give notice of this ruling to the LWDA, and to Defendants.

6 30-2023-01356309 The settlement administrator has confirmed that the Escobedo vs. Block distribution of the settlement funds has been made in Tops, Inc. accordance with the settlement terms that were approved by the court and that the amount of the uncashed checks from the settlement has been transmitted to the State Controller’s Office’s Unclaimed Property Fund. As Plaintiff has shown that the Administrator’s work is complete, the court’s file is now closed.

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

8 30-2024-01410291 The tentative ruling is to continue the hearing on Plaintiff Ramirez vs. Arbitech, Melissa Ramirez’s (“Plaintiff”) Motion for Approval of LLC Settlement Under Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) to October 5, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.

There is an escalator clause in the settlement agreement, but this is a motion to have the settlement fully approved, and hence a specific gross settlement amount must be approved on the granting of this motion. At this point in time the parties should know or be able to determine the number of aggrieved employees and qualifying pay periods based on the PAGA Period the parties are using.

The parties must provide the court with the cover letter that will be sent to aggrieved employees with their individual PAGA penalties payment. The cover letter must explain that no claims for unpaid or underpaid wages have settled, and that this settlement is without prejudice to the pursuit of any such claims.