A California judge has signed off on a $4.5 million settlement in a 2018 lawsuit alleging that Walgreen’s failed to pay non-exempt workers at a distribution center for time spent in pre- and post-shift security checks, rounded down time on employees’ timecards and failed to pay premium wages to employees who were denied rest breaks required by California law (Lucas Meija, et al. v. Walgreen Co, et al., No.19-cv-00218 (E.D. Calif. Nov. 24, 2020)).

About 2,600 workers will split the net settlement amount of $2.8 million. Each individual participant will receive an estimated $1,200.

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