Settlement Structure: Claims Made
Active: Open
Case Summary:Bragg Investment Company, Inc., which does business as Coastline Equipment, is paying to settle a class action alleging it violated California labor laws in a number of ways. The complaint made at least five allegations, including that the company did not (1) pay minimum wages and overtime for all hours worked, (2) provide proper meal and rest breaks, (3) pay all wages owed in a timely manner, each week and a termination, (4) cover necessary business expenses, and (5) provide accurate, itemized wage statements.
Docket Number:19STCV18788
Company: Bragg Investment Company, Inc.
Filing Deadline: January 1, 2100
Class Period: May 30, 2015 to November 23, 2021
Objection Deadline: October 6, 2022
Exclusion Deadline: October 6, 2022
Final Approval Hearing: December 1, 2022
Proof of Purchase:If you agree with the workweek information entered in the Notice you received, you do not have to provide proof. If you wish to dispute it, you must provide documentation with your dispute by October 6, 2022.
Eligibility:Two classes have been defined for this settlement, which differ primarily in the beginning of their class periods:
- The Class is all persons who worked for Bragg, doing business as Coastline Equipment as a non-exempt, hourly employee in California at any time between May 30, 2015 and November 23, 2021.
- The PAGA Class is all persons who worked for Bragg, doing business as Coastline Equipment as a non-exempt, hourly employee in California at any time between May 30, 2018 and November 23, 2021.
Class: The net settlement fund will be distributed to members of the Class according to a plan of allocation based on the number of workweeks worked by each class member during the class period. PAGA Class: The amount allocated to the PAGA Class will be $7,500, which will also be based on the number of workweeks worked during the PAGA class period.
Payments will be considered 25% wages, for which Forms W-2 will be issued, and 75% as non-wages, for which Forms 1099-MISC forms will be issued.
Total Settlement Amount: $825,000
Class Representative Proposed Incentive Fee:$10,000
Law Firm:
Capstone Law APC
Case Name: Alciatore v. Bragg Investment Company, Inc. d/b/a Coastline Equipment
Settlement Website: Bragg Class Action Settlement Website
Claims Administrator:
ILYM Group, Inc.
ILYM Group, Inc.
P.O. Box 2031
Tustin, CA 92781
888-250-6810