TENTATIVE RULING

Plaintiff's unopposed motion for preliminary approval of class settlement is GRANTED. Plaintiff brought this putative wage and hour class and PAGA action against defendants, who operate gas stations and car washes. The parties reached a settlement through arms-length negotiation, after a full day mediation in which they ultimately accepted a mediator proposal. Zakay Decl. ¶ 5. Defendants agree to pay $500,000 as the gross settlement amount. It is non-reversionary and no claim form needs to be submitted. Zakay Decl. ¶ 3. In exchange, participating class members will release both all class claims alleged in the operative complaint that occurred during the class period, and claims that could have been raised that arise from work with defendants during the class period. Agreement ¶ III(F)(1). The released class claims do not include vested benefit claims, wrongful termination, unemployment insurance, disability workers' compensation, and claims outside the released period