Pennsylvania Federal Judge Gives Final OK To $450K Collective, Class Wage Settlement

( October 16, 2025, 1:59 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Oct. 15 granted final approval of a $450,000 settlement that resolves production workers’ claims that a manufacturer and seller of coffee and related products violated federal and state wage laws by failing to pay hourly workers for all hours worked, including failing to compensate for pre- and postshift work and miscalculating the regular rate of pay for overtime....