Judge: Stuart M. Rice, Case: 23STCV23344, Date: 2025-05-28 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 23STCV23344    Hearing Date: May 28, 2025    Dept: 1

Maria Lorenzana vs Unison Health Services, INC.

Case Number: 23STCV23344

Hearing: May 28, 2025

TENTATIVE RULING

Grant preliminary approval contingent on the
following:

The escalator clause at Settlement
Agreement ¶8.1 provides Defendant with the option to “adjust the length
of the PAGA Period by moving the end date so as to keep the number of PAGA Pay
Periods at less than 1,100 PAGA Pay Periods and avoid triggering the Escalator
Provision.” However, the parties must resolve any uncertainty regarding
the Class and PAGA Period end date before the Court may grant preliminary
approval or order the distribution of notice. Based on current records, the
parties and the administrator must review and verify the workweek total and
confirm the end date of the Class and PAGA Period, revise the Class and PAGA
Period definitions if needed, and remove the period-shortening option from the
escalator clause. Ensure that the notice is modified to match any alterations
to the Settlement Agreement.