Sabrina Laguna v. Coverall North America, Inc.

OPINION

GOULD, Circuit Judge:

This case asks us to decide whether a settlement agreement reached before class certification between Plaintiffs and Defen*921dants is fair, reasonable, and adequate. We agree with the district court that the settlement merits approval, and we affirm.

I

Coverall North America, Inc. (“Coverall”) is a janitorial franchising company operating in California. Plaintiffs brought a class action suit against Coverall in 2009 alleging that (1) Coverall misclassified its California franchisees as independent contractors, thereby avoiding the protections afforded by California’s…