Cole
Cole v. Lane Bryant, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SHANIA COLE, Case No. 22-cv-06714-PCP
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
v. PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF
CLASS ACTION AND PAGA
LANE BRYANT, INC., et al., SETTLEMENT Defendants. Re: Dkt. No.
12 Plaintiff Shania Cole moves for preliminary approval of a class settlement in this employment lawsuit against Lane Bryant Brands OPCO LLC. For the reasons that follow, the motion is denied without prejudice. BACKGROUND Cole was a stylist for Lane Bryant from approximately June 2021 to June 2022. She worked three to four days per week for four to six hours per day greeting customers, assisting customers with shopping needs, cleaning the store, disinfecting fitting rooms, and cashiering. Dkt. No. 29, at 8. In the operative September 2022 complaint, Cole asserted violations of various California labor laws. Cole alleges that Lane Bryant failed to pay minimum wages earned,…