Adelman, et al. v. Starbucks Corporation

United States District Court Northern District of California
Case No. 3:20-cv-01178-JD

Welcome to the Settlement Website for the Adelman, et al. v. Starbucks Corporation

Plaintiffs are former Starbucks partners who allege Starbucks store managers and assistant store managers in California used their personal cell phones for work without receiving proper reimbursement, wages for time worked, or premiums for interrupted breaks (the "Manager Claims"). They also allege Starbucks failed to pay sick pay and break premiums at the proper rate of pay to non-exempt California employees (the "Employee Claims"). They assert claims for failure to provide proper meal and rest break premiums, failure to provide accurate wage statements, failure to timely pay final wages, and unfair competition. Plaintiffs bring these claims on behalf of a putative class of California store partners and also seek civil penalties under the Private Attorneys General Act ("PAGA") for the same alleged violations (the "PAGA Claims").

Starbucks denies each and every allegation by the Plaintiffs and denies it did anything wrong. Starbucks maintains it properly paid its employees. The parties have entered into this settlement solely with the intention of avoiding further litigation.

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Upcoming Important Dates

Final Approval Hearing

10/17/2024