Boone

I. INTRODUCTION

21 Before the Court is the unopposed motion of Plaintiffs Heather Boone and Roxanne Rivera 22 (“Plaintiffs”) for appointment of interim class counsel under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(g). 23 (Doc. 62.) For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned RECOMMENDS that Plaintiffs’ motion 24 be GRANTED.

II. BACKGROUND

26 On February 23, 2021, Plaintiffs filed this class and collective action, individually and on 27 behalf of all others similarly situated, alleging that Defendant implemented an unlawful policy 28 requiring its non-exempt, hourly workers to undergo a COVID-19 screening each shift without pay. (Doc. 1 ¶ 1.) Plaintiffs assert that these COVID-19 screenings constitute compensable time under both the Fair Labor Standards Act and the California Labor Code, and that, by failing to pay overtime wages for time spent in the screenings, Defendant violated California and federal law. (Id. ¶¶ 1–3.) Plaintiffs filed their motion for appointment of interim counsel on March 10, 2023. (Doc. 62.) Defendant filed its notice of non-opposition to Plaintiffs’ motion on March 13, 2023. (Doc. 63.) The hearing set for April 14, 2023,…