Top 50 Labor & Employment Settlements in California in 2025
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 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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| Visit: | Top 20 Labor & Employment Settlements in California in 2025 |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $1,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John G. Yslas, Diego Aviles, Harry Erganyan, Mariam M. Nazaretyan of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| Case: | Alve v. Qualcomm Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Meal & Rest Breaks, PAGA Claim, Unpaid Wages, Minimum Wage Violation |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $1,658,217.84 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel J. Hyun, Shelly Song, Jose R. Garay of Jose Garay APLC |
| Case: | Garcia v. KNT Manufacturing, et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Unpaid Benefits, Meal & Rest Breaks |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $1,625,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel J. Hyun, Shelly Song of Torus LLP; Brandon Brouillette, Chad A. Saunders, Zachary M. Crosner of Crosner Legal PC; Harut Voskanyan of Voskanyan Law Firm, PC; Joseph Lavi, Vincent C. Granberry, James H. Clark of Lavi & Ebrahimian, LLP |
| Case: | Williams, et al. v. BlueTriton Brands, Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Meal & Rest Breaks, Unpaid Wages |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $1,622,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Raul Perez, Robert J. Drexler, Jr., Jonathan Lee of Capstone Law APC |
| Case: | Rodriguez, et al. v. Belfor USA Grp. Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Meal & Rest Breaks, PAGA Claim, Unpaid Wages, Minimum Wage Violation |
| 25 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brennan S. Kahn, Samuel J. Moorhead of Employee Justice Legal Group, PC |
| Case: | Employee v. Insurance Co. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| 25 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nazo L. Koulloukian of Koul Law Firm; Sahag Majarian, II, Garen Majarian of Majarian Law Group, APC |
| Case: | Leon v. Ins. Auto Auctions, Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Meal & Rest Breaks, PAGA Claim, Minimum Wage Violation |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $1,450,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John G. Yslas, Diego Aviles, Harry Erganyan, Mariam M. Nazaretyan of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| Case: | Scott v. Eden Housing Mgmt., Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Labor & Employment, Meal & Rest Breaks, PAGA Claim, Unpaid Wages, Minimum Wage Violation |
| 27 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew S. McNicholas, Douglas D. Winter, Emily R. Pincin of McNicholas & McNicholas LLP |
| Case: | Employee v. Employer |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Labor & Employment, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Wrongful Demotion, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination, Disability Harassment |
| 27 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brennan S. Kahn, Kaveh S. Elihu, Sylvia V. Panosian of Employee Justice Legal Group, PC |
| Case: | Employee v. Rehab. Ctr. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Racial Harassment, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $1,225,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Vilmarie Cordero, Taylor M. Gee of ARCH Legal P.C. |
| Case: | Hudson v. Wilhelm LLC |
| Type: | Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Meal & Rest Breaks, PAGA Claim, Minimum Wage Violation |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $1,220,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David D. Bibiyan, Vedang J. Patel, Brandon M. Chang, Jeffrey D. Klein of Bibiyan Law Group, P.C.; Amir Nayebdadash, Heather M. Davis of Protection Law Group LLP; Joshua Shirian of Shirian Law, P.C. |
| Case: | Caballero v. The Ensign Grp., Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Competition, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Meal & Rest Breaks, PAGA Claim, Minimum Wage Violation |
| 30 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Aaron M. Olsen, Anna Schwartz of Haeggquist & Eck, LLP |
| Case: | Tagnesi v. Grossmont Union High Sch. Dist. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Retaliation, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| 30 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Cathryn G. Fund of JML Law, APLC |
| Case: | Trutanic v. Shahinaz Soliman Clinic Corp. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Employment Discrimination, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $1,000,750.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicol E. Hajjar of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| Case: | Terminated Employee v. Employer |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Employment Discrimination, Workplace Sexual Harassment |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $995,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | S. Brett Sutton, Jared Hague, Brady Briggs of Sutton Hague Law Corporation PC |
| Case: | Cruz, et al. v. MM 879 Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Competition, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Meal & Rest Breaks, PAGA Claim, Unpaid Wages, Minimum Wage Violation |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $940,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gavril T. Gabriel of The Law Offices of Gavril T. Gabriel |
| Case: | Owen v. Alcresta Therapeutics Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Unfair Business Practices, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Employment Discrimination, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $925,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick McNicholas, Loren Nizinski, Michael J. Kent of McNicholas & McNicholas LLP |
| Case: | Discrimination Claimant v. Employer, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Workplace Retaliation |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Larry W. Lee, Kristen M. Agnew, Kwanporn Mai Tulyathan of Diversity Law Group PC; William L. Marder of Polaris Law Group, LLP |
| Case: | Westmoreland, et al. v. KinderCare Educ. LLC |
| Type: | Class Action, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, PAGA Claim |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $893,754.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua S. Falakassa of Falakassa Law P.C.; Mehrdad Bokhour of Bokhour Law Group, PC |
| Case: | Schlosser v. Retail Svcs. WIS Corp. |
| Type: | Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Meal & Rest Breaks, PAGA Claim, Unpaid Wages |
| 37 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $825,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John G. Yslas, Samantha A. Smith, Jeffrey C. Bils, Aram Boyadjian, Andrew Sandoval of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC; Jonathan Melmed, Kyle D. Smith of Melmed Law Group PC |
| Case: | Hiersemann v. Hog Island Oyster Co., Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Competition, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Meal & Rest Breaks, PAGA Claim, Minimum Wage Violation |
| 37 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $825,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicol E. Hajjar of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| Case: | Employee v. Employer |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Employment Discrimination |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Edwin Aiwazian of Lawyers for Justice PC |
| Case: | Santana v. Lion Raisins, Inc. |
| Type: | Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Meal & Rest Breaks, PAGA Claim, Unpaid Wages |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $790,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marc A. Pilotin, Boris Orlov, Kathryn A. Panaccione of U.S. Department of Labor |
| Case: | Chavez-Deremer v. Innovative Wall Sys. Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Unpaid Wages |
| 40 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicol E. Hajjar of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| Case: | Employee v. Employer |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination, Protected Activity Retaliation, Disability Harassment, Workplace Retaliation |
| 40 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas S. Feher of Feher Law, APC |
| Case: | Terminated Employee v. Employer Corp. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination, Loss of Opportunity |
| 40 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anna Y. Park, Nakkisa Akhavan, Dayana R. Pelayo of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| Case: | EEOC v. Goodsell/Wilkins Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, National Origin Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Racial Harassment, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $735,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Amir H. Seyedfarshi of Employment Rights Lawyers, APC |
| Case: | Wong v. Topocean Consol. Svc. Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Meal & Rest Breaks, Unpaid Wages, Minimum Wage Violation |
| 42 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Geoffrey C. Lyon of Lyon Law PC |
| Case: | Plaintiff v. Government Agency |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination, Loss of Opportunity, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| 42 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Emily R. Pincin, Michael J. Kent of Kent | Pincin Law; Nicholas S. Alexandroff of Alexandroff Law Group |
| Case: | Employee v. Employer |
| Type: | Sexual Harassment, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Workplace Sexual Harassment |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $595,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin H. Haber, Arrash T. Fattahi of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| Case: | Roque v. Alliance Maintenance Solutions, Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Meal & Rest Breaks, PAGA Claim, Unpaid Wages |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $580,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Seema Nanda, Marc A. Pilotin of U.S. Department of Labor |
| Case: | Su v. Egreen Transp. Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Protected Activity Retaliation, Minimum Wage Violation, Workplace Retaliation |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $575,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew J. Matern, Tagore O. Subramaniam, Max N. Sloves of Matern Law Group, PC |
| Case: | Valles v. Talbert Architectural Panel & Door, Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Meal & Rest Breaks, PAGA Claim, Unpaid Wages, Minimum Wage Violation |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $515,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gavril T. Gabriel of The Law Offices of Gavril T. Gabriel |
| Case: | Employee for City v. City Employer |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Racial Harassment, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Employment Discrimination |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $485,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Geoffrey C. Lyon of Lyon Law PC |
| Case: | Plaintiff v. Former Employer |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Workplace Harassment, Bullying, Harassment, Failure to Accommodate, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $470,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph Lavi, Vincent C. Granberry, Eric J. Naessig, Alexander J. Aroeste of Lavi & Ebrahimian, LLP |
| Case: | Caravantes v. Gil & Roy Props LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Competition, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Meal & Rest Breaks, PAGA Claim, Minimum Wage Violation |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $450,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Geoffrey C. Lyon of Lyon Law PC |
| Case: | Plaintiff v. Former Employer |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Failure to Accommodate, Loss of Opportunity, Protected Activity Retaliation, Disability Harassment |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $446,250.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas S. Feher, Stephen Wiard of Feher Law, APC |
| Case: | Terminated Plaintiff v. Defendant Employer |
| Type: | Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Loss of Opportunity, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
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