Logue vs. JHA Remediation LLC

7. The proposed order and judgment should state that the Final Accounting hearing will be set for 10/14/2027 at 2:00 p.m., as this Court hears Law & Motion matters on Thursdays.

8. The proposed order and judgment should state that the settlement administrator’s final report should be filed at least 16 court days before the Final Accounting hearing.

Final Accounting is set for 10/14/2027, at 2:00 p.m. in Department CX102. Counsel shall submit the final report of the settlement administrator regarding the status of the settlement administration no later than sixteen (16) court days prior to the hearing date. The final report must include all information necessary for the Court to determine the total amount of the settlement funds actually paid to the Class Members and all others in accordance with the Settlement Agreement, as well as the amount of unclaimed funds, if any, remitted to the State Controller’s Unclaimed Property Fund. If the settlement funds are not completely disbursed by the report deadline, Class Counsel must request a continuance. Failure to do so may result in the issuance of an Order to Show Cause re Monetary Sanctions.

Plaintiffs are ordered to give notice of this ruling, including to the LWDA, and file proof of service within five (5) court days. 106 Logue vs. JHA Remediation LLC

2024-01384205 Status Conference 107 Logue vs. JHA Remediation LLC

2024-01401183 1. Motion for Approval of PAGA Settlement 2. Status Conference

The Court has reviewed the supplemental materials provided by Plaintiff’s Counsel and finds that with a few minor exceptions, they adequately address the previously identified issues. Accordingly, Plaintiff Corey Logue and Defendants’ JHA Remediation, LLC and JHA Environmental, Inc.’s joint Motion for Approval of Representative PAGA Settlement is CONDITIONALLY GRANTED, pending the resolution of the issues identified below.

This is a PAGA-only action.

On 5/21/2024, Plaintiff Corey Logue filed a PAGA complaint against Defendants JHA Remediation LLC and JHA Environmental, Inc., seeking PAGA penalties for Defendants’ alleged (1) failure to provide meal

breaks; (2) illegal rounding of time worked; (3) failure to pay proper rates for overtime work; (4) were not paid all wages due upon separation from employment; and (5) were not provided accurate wage statements. (ROA #2.) On 5/29/2026, Defendants answered. (ROA #8.)

On 5/29/2026, Defendants filed a notice of related case regarding Logue v. JHA Remediation LLC, OCSC Case No. 2024-01384205. In that case, the same Plaintiff filed a complaint against the same Defendants on 3/5/2024, alleging 13 causes of action for various Labor Code violations, plus claims of discrimination based on disability, violation of the right to family care and medical leave, retaliation, whistleblower protection, wrongful discharge, and unfair competition. (ROA #2 in Case No. 2024-01384205.)

On 1/28/2026, Plaintiff, jointly with Defendants, filed the instant Motion for Approval of PAGA Settlement, and submitted for the Court’s review the Private Attorneys General Act (Labor Code § 2698 Et Seq.) Settlement Agreement (“Settlement Agreement”). The motion seeks approval of the parties’ proposed settlement of Plaintiff’s PAGA claims for the nonreversionary gross settlement amount (GSA) of $115,000.

On 6/11/2026, the Court continued the first hearing on the Motion and asked Plaintiff’s Counsel to address various issues with the moving papers. (ROA #157.) Counsel has submitted supplemental materials, including the Private Attorneys General Act (Labor Code § 2698 Et Seq.) Settlement Agreement (Amended) (“Amended Settlement Agreement”).

The settlement includes the claims of 44 PAGA Aggrieved Employees, defined as “all current and former non-exempt employees who worked for JHA Remediation LLC, and/or JHA Environmental, Inc., in the State of California from March 6, 2023, through September 12, 2025.” This period is also known as the PAGA Period.

Based on a review of all submissions made in support of the Motion, the Court finds the settlement is fair, adequate, and reasonable.

The Court concludes that an attorneys’ fee award totaling $34,500.00 or 30% of the GSA, constituting a 0.94 multiplier against the lodestar amount reported by counsel (see ROA #157, ¶ 2; see also ROA #133 at ¶¶ 13-14), is fair, adequate, and reasonable for a settlement of this size, including considering the action’s contingent nature and the results achieved.

The Court has identified the following issues with proposed notice/cover letter that will accompany the settlement checks to the aggrieved employees (ROA #155, Exh. 3). Counsel must submit a revised proposed notice/cover letter that addresses these issues before the Court will sign the Order Granting Approval of PAGA Settlement and Judgment:

1. The case name and number should appear in the header at the top of page 1.

2. The notice/cover letter should describe the factual allegations of the operative complaint.

3. The specific awards and disbursements set forth in Sections III and VI should be revised to reflect the amounts set forth in this order.

4. Section V’s heading has an added “VI.” that should be deleted to avoid confusion.

5. Section VI’s last paragraph, as well as Sections VII and VIII, all use future and conditional verb tenses and are phrased in a manner that assumes final approval has not yet been granted, that the administrator has not already calculated the amount of each aggrieved employee’s individual PAGA payment, and that the aggrieved employee will somehow have an opportunity to provide a different mailing address. However, this is a notice/cover letter that will accompany the settlement check each aggrieved employee is receiving.

These issues must be addressed by Plaintiff’s counsel within ten (10) court days.

Upon resolution of these issues, the Court will grant the instant motion and approve the following specific awards and disbursements from the GSA:

• Attorneys’ fees totaling $34,500.00 awarded to Plaintiff’s counsel; • Litigation costs totaling $4,786.75 awarded to Plaintiff’s counsel; and • Settlement administration costs of $3,450.00 awarded to ILYM Group, Inc.

PAGA penalties in the amount of $72,263.25 shall be allocated as follows: seventy-five percent (75%), or $54,197.44, payable to the Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA); and twenty-five percent (25%), or $18,065.81, payable to the Aggrieved Employees in accordance with the terms of the Amended Settlement Agreement.

Within ten (10) court days, counsel must submit another revised Proposed Order Granting PAGA Settlement Approval and Judgment with the following revisions:

1. The proposed order should attach all exhibits, including the revised Class Notice.

2. The specific awards and disbursements should be revised to reflect the amounts set forth in this order.

3. Paragraph 1 of the proposed order should be further amended to refer to the name of operative Amended Settlement Agreement.

Final Accounting is set for 6/3/2027, at 2:00 p.m. in Department CX102. Counsel shall submit the final report of the settlement administrator regarding the status of the settlement administration no later than sixteen (16) court days prior to the hearing. The final report must include all information necessary for the Court to determine the total amount of the settlement funds actually paid to the Aggrieved Employees and all others in accordance with the Settlement, as well as the amount of unclaimed funds, if any, remitted to the State Controller’s Unclaimed

Property Fund/the cy pre recipient. If the settlement funds are not completely disbursed by the report deadline, counsel must request a continuance. Failure to do so may result in the issuance of an Order to Show Cause re Monetary Sanctions.

Plaintiff to give notice of this ruling, including to the LWDA, within five (5) court days, and file proof of service. 108 Gonzalez vs. Greenleaf Engineering

2024-01406008 Case Management Conference

CONTINUED TO 11/19/26 AT 2PM 109 Gonzalez vs. Greenleaf Engineering

2024-01384402 Motion for Approval of Class/PAGA Settlement

Plaintiff Alonso Sanchez Gonzalez’s Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action and PAGA Settlement is CONTINUED to November 19, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. in Department CX102 so that plaintiff can address the issues identified below.

1. Were all moving papers served on the LWDA? Plaintiff must file with the court a proof of service identifying the specific documents served on the LWDA, when plaintiff served the documents, and how service was effected.

As to the settlement: 2. The settlement provides that defendant must have determined, prior to this hearing, whether the escalator provision has been triggered and, if so, made its election of the options the settlement provides. ¶ 8.1. This has not been done.

3. The parties should provide the estimated high, low, and average individual class and PAGA payments.

4. The court prefers a 60-day deadline for objections, requests for exclusion, and disputes. ¶¶ 7.5.1, 7.6, 7.7.2.