SoCal Edison Workers Get Final Nod for $3.2 Million Wage Deal

Southern California Edison Co. and workers who say it ran afoul of overtime and minimum wage protections won final approval for a settlement worth more than $3.2 million.

The deal covers more than 5,100 people who worked for the electricity company in California from April 6, 2016, to Nov. 23, 2021, and weren’t represented by a union, none of whom objected to the settlement, the US District Court for the Central District of California said July 21.

The workers accuse SoCal Edison of failing to pay them for pre- and post-shift work, costing them minimum wage and overtime. They also ...