The Santa Cruz Seaside Co., which operates the Boardwalk, recently agreed to a $5.9 million settlement in a class action lawsuit related to unpaid wages. recently settled a lawsuit in Santa Cruz County Superior Court to pay nearly $6 million to a group of current and former employees for
A spokesperson for the Santa Cruz Seaside Co. told the Sentinel that the settlement was preliminarily approved by the Santa Cruz County Superior Court on Sept. 17, and gave the Sentinel this statement. The substantial settlement of $5.9 million will be paid to those working for the Santa Cruz Seaside Co. between July 25, 2019, and Aug. 11. After attorney fees are paid, the remaining settlement will go to current and former employees, with the named plaintiff receiving about $7,500, according to
The class action complaint filed in July 2023 outlines the eight complaints made by the plaintiff and states that, “Defendants hired Plaintiff and the other class members but failed to properly pay them all overtime wages and minimum wages for all hours worked, failed to provide all meal and rest breaks to which they were entitled, failed to timely pay all wages upon termination of employment, failed to provide accurate wage statements, failed to reimburse necessary business-related expenses...