Karl

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES KARL, Plaintiff, No. C 18-04176 WHA

v.

ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC., et ORDER GRANTING PRELIMINARY al., SETTLEMENT APPROVAL 14 Defendants.

16 17 18 INTRODUCTION In this employment classification action, plaintiffs move for preliminary approval of a class settlement agreement. The proposal appearing non-collusive and within the realm of approvable, to the extent stated below, preliminary approval is GRANTED. STATEMENT Prior orders lay out the facts of this case (Dkt. Nos. 127, 169). In short, defendant and parent corporation Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries design, manufacture, and market biopharmaceutical and medical products. In August 2015, plaintiff James Karl signed a sales associate agreement with Zimmer classifying him as an independent contractor (not an employee) and began selling orthopedic devices to physicians and hospitals as a member…