Frank Cuellar v. First Transit, Inc.

I. BACKGROUND

This is a wage-and-hour class action. In his Second Amended Complaint, Cuellar alleges that Defendants First Transit, Inc. and First Vehicle Services, Inc. violated wage- and-hour laws in the following ways: • failing to provide meal periods, rest periods, and accurate wage statements; • failing to pay wages generally and failing to pay wages in a timely manner at termination or separation; • failing to reimburse business expenses; • failing to maintain payroll records; • violating the Unfair Business Practices Act, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 17200, et seq.; and • incurring penalties pursuant to the Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”).4 A. Factual Allegations Defendants, who are in the transportation services business, employed Cuellar as a bus driver. Cuellar worked in that capacity from November 2018 to January 25, 2019.5 Cuellar alleges that Defendants did not pay all of the wages that Cuellar had earned,

Pl.’s Mot. for Att’ys’ Fees, Costs, Service Award, and Administration Costs (the “Motion for Attorneys’ Fees”) [ECF No. 46]. Pl.’s Mot. for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement (the “Motion for Final Approval”) [ECF No. 47]. The…