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The Anaheim Living Wage Ordinance requires that covered employers pay their employees at least the following minimum rates per hour:
- $15/hour from January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2019;
- $16/hour from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020;
- $17/hour from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2021;
- $18/hour from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022;
- $19.40/hour from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023;
- $19.90/hour from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024.
Shortly after the California Supreme Court ruled in our favor in November 2023, Disney and Sodexo began paying employees the $19.40/hour currently required by the Living Wage Ordinance. Defendants, however, have not paid any backpay owed to current or former employees. Payout of backpay will not be immediate; while we expect this to occur in 2024 or 2025, we cannot be certain.
What is certain is that Disney and Sodexo owe backpay to many employees. As the matter was only recently returned to the trial court, we are conducting discovery of Disney and Sodexo’s payroll records to determine the amount owed to each class member. The calculation will be complex as it covers a significant period of time – over five years – and a large number of class members –more than 25,000. In addition, we continue to press for the payment of interest on the unpaid wages and penalties that may be available under the law. Many of these issues will require further litigation.
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