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Ebara Technologies $1.2M California Wage Settlement — Automatic
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Hourly Ebara Technologies employees in California from Nov. 30, 2019 to Aug. 22, 2025 are paid automatically from a $1.2M wage and PAGA settlement.
Who qualifies and how to claim
What you could get
- About$29Ebara reported about 23,937 workweeks in the class period, which puts the estimated value at roughly $29 per workweek before withholding.
- About$1,500A worker with a full year (52 workweeks) would receive about $1,500, and a worker with five years about $7,500.
- $15,000PAGA Members also receive a share of the $15,000 PAGA Fund, divided by their workweeks in the PAGA period.
Pulled from the write-up below. The official settlement website and the court's documents have the final word.
Wage & Hour · Pending — Automatic Payment
Current Status
The Sacramento County Superior Court has preliminarily approved the settlement, and the administrator, CPT Group, has mailed notices to class members. No claim form is needed: workers who do nothing will be mailed a check if the court grants final approval at a hearing set for January 22, 2027 at 9:00 a.m. The December 11, 2026 deadline is only for workers who want to opt out, object or dispute the number of workweeks on their notice.
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What Changed Recently?
Ebara Technologies and the former employee who brought Lal v. Ebara Technologies, Inc., No. 23CV012499, agreed to settle the case for $1,200,000, and Judge Lauri A. Damrell of the Sacramento County Superior Court granted preliminary approval. The lawsuit alleged Ebara failed to pay minimum and overtime wages for all hours worked, provide meal and rest breaks, pay wages on time during employment and at termination, and provide accurate itemized wage statements. Ebara denies the allegations and does not admit liability.
Who Qualifies?
The class is everyone who worked for Ebara Technologies as a non-exempt, hourly employee in California at any time from November 30, 2019 through August 22, 2025. The settlement papers estimate about 225 class members.
A smaller group, the PAGA Members, is everyone who worked in the same kind of job from November 30, 2022 through August 22, 2025. They also share a separate $15,000 PAGA Fund.
How Much Can You Get?
From the $1.2 million, the court will consider attorneys’ fees of up to $400,000 plus up to $25,000 in costs, a service payment of up to $10,000 to the named plaintiff, about $7,500 for administration and a $60,000 PAGA settlement, of which $45,000 goes to the state Labor and Workforce Development Agency and $15,000 to PAGA Members. If every request is approved in full, about $697,500 is left as the Net Settlement Fund for the class. Ebara pays its own employer payroll taxes separately, and no money returns to the company.
The Net Settlement Fund is divided by the total number of workweeks all class members worked during the class period to get a per-workweek value, and each worker receives that value times their own workweeks, with a minimum of one workweek. Ebara reported about 23,937 workweeks in the class period, which puts the estimated value at roughly $29 per workweek before withholding. A worker with a full year (52 workweeks) would receive about $1,500, and a worker with five years about $7,500. That is an OCA estimate; the court may award less in fees, and the exact figure for each person is printed on the notice. Money from anyone who opts out is redistributed to everyone else, so 100% of the net fund is paid out.
PAGA Members also receive a share of the $15,000 PAGA Fund, divided by their workweeks in the PAGA period. Under the settlement, 20% of each class payment is treated as wages reported on Form W-2 and 80% as non-wage income reported on Form 1099-MISC; PAGA payments are reported on Form 1099-MISC.
Is Any Proof Required?
No. Payments are calculated from Ebara’s payroll records, and there is no claim form, Claimant ID or login. Each notice lists the worker’s workweeks in the class period and PAGA period and the estimated payment. A worker who believes the count is wrong can dispute it by sending documents such as pay stubs, W-2s or letters from human resources to the administrator; the company’s records are presumed correct unless the documents show otherwise.
What Is the Deadline?
There is no claim deadline. Requests for exclusion, objections and workweek disputes must be postmarked or faxed by December 11, 2026. Workers whose notice is re-mailed to a new address get an extra 15 days from the re-mailing if that is later. Objections can also be made in person at the final approval hearing.
Documents & history
The public record, word for word. Every line below is what the court or the settlement administrator published; we only add short notes on what each item means. The original document has the final word, and it is always one click away.
The story so far
Claims are open until Dec 11, 2026, 40 days left. The final approval hearing is on Dec 11, 2026.
- Next
- Final approval hearing Dec 11, 2026 · in 6 weeks
Below is every step on record. The key moments come first; tap one to read about it, or pick a filter to see more. Read the graph left to right: each line is one place where things happen, the 0 court cases and the settlement’s website, and the big labelled marks are the moments that matter. Tap one to read about it. Puzzled by a word? See court words, in plain English.
- A decision by the judge
- A date to know
- Money paid out
- A request to the judge
- Paperwork or an update
- Still to come
Coming up 3
- HearingCourt hearing scheduled
Final approval hearing
- DeadlineDeadline coming up
Deadline to object
- HearingCourt hearing scheduled
Final approval hearing
Nothing of this kind in the list.
Court filings come from the court's public docket through the free RECAP archive; official documents from the settlement administrator's own site. Other dates come from the official settlement site and the summary above. We show the record as published and do not interpret it for your case. Nothing here is legal advice.
Where this information comes from
- Official settlement websitewww.cptgroupcaseinfo.com
Court words, in plain English What words like “motion” or “docket” mean. You never need them to file a claim.
- Attorneys’ fees money
What the lawyers for the group ask to be paid for bringing the case. It comes out of the settlement fund, and the judge decides the amount, often less than asked.
For example: The lawyers asked for a quarter of the fund in attorneys’ fees; the judge decides how much they get.
- Claim form what you fill in
The form you send to get your share of the settlement, online or by mail. Filing one is free.
For example: Send the claim form before the deadline, or you may not be paid.
- Class member you, probably
Anyone who fits the group the settlement covers. If you qualify, you are a class member, even if you never heard of the case before.
For example: If you bought the product during the years the notice lists, you are likely a class member.
- Class certification a decision
The judge agreeing that one case can speak for a whole group of people in the same situation.
For example: After class certification, the case went ahead for all the customers, not only the two who sued.
- Docket /DOK-it/ the court’s record
The court’s diary for a case: a numbered list of every paper filed and every step taken, in order.
For example: The judge’s order was added to the docket on May 20.
- ECF number /E-C-F/ a page number
ECF is the courts’ online filing system (Electronic Case Filing). "ECF 233" is item 233 on the case’s docket; "ECF 213-1" is the first attachment to item 213.
For example: A settlement agreement filed as ECF 251 is the 251st item on that case’s docket.
- Final approval hearing a date
Also called the fairness hearing: the day the judge listens to anyone with concerns, then decides whether the settlement is approved for good.
For example: The final approval hearing is usually the last big date before payments go out.
- Motion a request
A formal "please" to the judge: one side asks for something, like more time or approval of the deal. Nothing changes until the judge answers.
For example: The lawyers filed a motion to extend the claim deadline.
- Object /ob-JECT/ your choice
Staying in the settlement but telling the judge what you think should be better. You can still be paid.
For example: If you think the fees are too high, you can object before the deadline.
- Opt out your choice
Choosing to leave the settlement. You get nothing from it, but you keep your right to bring your own case.
For example: If you opt out, you will not get a payment from this settlement.
- Order a decision
The judge’s answer, and the part that counts. "Granted" means yes, "denied" means no, "granted in part" means yes to some of it.
For example: An order granting the motion means the judge said yes.
- Preliminary approval /pre-LIM-in-airy/ a decision
The judge’s first "this looks fair enough to move ahead". Notices go out and claims open, but it is not the final say.
For example: After preliminary approval in June, the claim form went online.
- RECAP /REE-cap/ a source
A free public library of federal court papers run by the non-profit Free Law Project. The court documents on this page link to its copies.
For example: We found the judge’s order in the RECAP archive.
- Service award money
A small thank-you payment to the people who brought the case on everyone’s behalf (the class representatives). It comes from the fund and the judge decides it.
For example: The two people who started the case each asked the judge for a service award.
- Settlement administrator a company
The company that runs the claims for the court: it sends the notices, checks the claims and mails the payments. Questions about your claim go to them.
For example: The settlement administrator mails the checks once the judge approves the deal.
- Unopposed /un-uh-POZED/ a word in requests
Both sides agree on the request, so it usually goes through smoothly.
For example: An unopposed motion to move a deadline is almost always granted.