Collins v. Cargill Meat Solutions Corp.

MEMORANDUM DECISION RE: PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT (Doc. 37)

OLIVER W. WANGER, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION.

Plaintiffs Tyrus Collins and James Greer brought this action on behalf of themselves and approximately 219 current and former nonexempt hourly workers employed at Defendant Cargill Meat Solutions’ facility in Fresno, California. Plaintiffs allege that Cargill violated state wage-and-hour laws, e.g., it failed to provide employees with paid rest periods of not less that ten minutes for every four consecutive hours worked; and failed to reimburse employees for…