Google, Staffing Service Settle Wage and Hour Class Action

Google LLC and Silicon Valley staffing company Vaco Technology Services LLC have agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle class action claims alleging they failed to pay certain employees for all their hours and denied them uninterrupted meal and rest breaks.

Christina Bush brought claims under California law and the Fair Labor Standards Act. She sought to have the case certified as a class action on behalf of order audit operation specialists, content bug technicians, and Google Expedition team leads and associates.

The parties filed a joint motion Feb. 19 asking the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of...