HEARING ON MOTION TO/FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION

SETTLMENT FILED BY AVIS DAVIS

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Hearing required.

Plaintiff Avis Davis moves for preliminary approval of her class action and PAGA settlement with defendants Grocery Delivery E-Services USA, Inc. and Insperity PEO Services, L.P. Grocery Delivery provides meal delivery services under the name “HelloFresh”, while Insperity is a joint-employer, providing payroll and human resources services. A. Background and Settlement Terms

The original complaint was filed November 26, 2018, as a class action. Plaintiff seeks leave to file an amended complaint, in order to raise PAGA allegations, which were not included in the original complaint. The proposed First Amended Complaint recites that PAGA notices were provided to the LWDA on November 6, 2020, but the record does not document that the notice actually was given. Nor does the record indicate that notice of the settlement has been provided to the LWDA.

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