Kellermeyer to Pay $2.7 Million to Settle Housekeepers’ Wage and Hour Claims

A federal judge in California gave final approval April 22 to a $2.7 million settlement between Kellermeyer Bergensons Services LLC, formerly known as Kellermeyer Building Services, and 13,446 housekeepers and janitors who accused the company of “systematic violations” of wage and hour laws (Arellano v. Kellermeyer Bldg. Servs. LLC, S.D. Cal., 3:13-cv-00533, settlement approved 4/22/15).

Judge Cynthia Bashant of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California granted the unopposed motion for final approval of the $2.7 million deal, which includes $675,000 in attorneys’ fees and more than $1.8 million in potential payouts to settlement ...