Top 10 Labor & Employment Settlements in California in 2025
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 labor & employment settlements obtained in California in 2025. The list is composed of various types of cases filed in a state or federal court, as well as those settled prior to commencing a lawsuit. The curation of case results for this list were conducted in accordance with the following methodology.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $303,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dennis Stewart, Daniel E. Gustafson, Anthony J. Stauber of Gustafson Gluek PLLC; Robert J. Gralewski, Jr., Marko Radisavljevic of Kirby McInerney, LLP; Darryl J. Horowitt of Coleman & Horowitt, LLP; Michael Lieberman, Jamie Crooks, Yinka Onayemi, Michael Goldberg of Fairmark Partners, LLP; Leonard B. Simon of The Law Offices of Leonard B. Simon PC |
| Case: | Ray, et al. v. NCAA |
| Type: | Antitrust Violation, Class Action, Conspiracy, Economic Loss, Labor & Employment |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $49,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen M. Tillery, Steven M. Berezney, Garrett R. Broshuis of Korein Tillery LLC |
| Case: | Smart, et al. v. NCAA |
| Type: | Antitrust Violation, Class Action, Conspiracy, Economic Loss, Unfair Competition, Labor & Employment |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $28,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Beth A. Gunn, Catherine J. Coble of Gunn Coble LLP; Jennifer Kramer of Kramer Brown Hui LLP |
| Case: | Cantu v. Google LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Class Action, National Origin Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Failure to Promote, Employment Discrimination, PAGA Claim |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $20,545,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anne B. Shaver, Michelle Lamy, Benjamin A. Trouvais of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP; James P. Keenley, Emily Bolt of Bolt Keenley Kim LLP; Matthew J. Matern, Mikael H. Stahle, Erin R. Hutchins of Matern Law Group, PC |
| Case: | Baker, et al. v. Save Mart Supermarkets |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Class Action, Economic Loss, Misrepresentation, Labor & Employment, ERISA Violation, Unpaid Benefits |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $19,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew J. Matern, Debra J. Tauger, Matthew W. Gordon, Dalia R. Khalili, Kayvon Sabourian, Vanessa M. Rodriguez of Matern Law Group, PC |
| Case: | Morgan v. Rohr Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Meal & Rest Breaks, PAGA Claim, Minimum Wage Violation |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $15,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Laura L. Ho, James P. Kan, Ginger L. Grimes of Dardarian Ho Kan & Lee; Xinying Valerian, Dan L. Gildor of Valerian Law, P.C.; Michael D. Palmer, Eli B. Watkins of Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP |
| Case: | Abrishamcar, et al. v. Oracle America Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Gross Negligence, Unpaid Commissions, PAGA Claim, Unpaid Wages |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark D. Potter, James M. Treglio of Potter Handy, LLP; John J. Glugoski, Matthew Righetti of Righetti Glugoski, PC; Reuben D. Nathan of Nathan & Associates |
| Case: | Shaw, et al. v. Southern California Permanente Med. Grp., Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Economic Loss, Unfair Business Practices, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, PAGA Claim |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $9,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Randall R. Renick, Cornelia Dai, Sarah Cayer of Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP; James E. Smith, Joshua F. Young of Gilbert & Sackman, A Law Corporation |
| Case: | Butel v. Marathon Refining & Logistics Svcs., LLC |
| Type: | Class Action, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Unpaid Wages |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $8,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory Y. Porter, Mark G. Boyko of Bailey & Glasser, LLP |
| Case: | Nagy, et al. v. CEP America LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Class Action, Economic Loss, Labor & Employment, ERISA Violation |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $7,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph Lavi, Jordan D. Bello, Vincent C. Granberry, Eve Howe of Lavi & Ebrahimian, LLP |
| Case: | McGhee, et al. v. Tesoro Refining & Marketing Co. LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Meal & Rest Breaks, PAGA Claim, Unpaid Wages |
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