Villafan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division ANGEL VILLAFAN, on behalf of Case No. 18-cv-06741-LB themselves and others similarly situated,

PRELIMINARY APPROVAL ORDER

Plaintiff, Re: ECF No. 129 v.

BROADSPECTRUM DOWNSTREAM

SERVICES, INC.,

16 Defendant. 17 INTRODUCTION The plaintiffs — current and former nonexempt employees who provide safety and support services at Broadspectrum’s oil refineries — challenge Broadspectrum’s alleged failure to pay them for their off-the-clock work, provide meal-and-rest breaks, or reimburse expenses, in violation of federal and state wage-and-hours laws. It is a putative collective action under the Federal Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 201–219, and a putative class action under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23.1 The parties settled the case, and the plaintiffs moved for 25 26 27 1 Second Am. Compl. (“SAC”) – ECF No. 124. Citations refer to material in the Electronic Case File preliminary…