Published
October 29, 2026
Non-exempt hourly employees who worked for Ebara Technologies, Inc. in California between November 30, 2019 and August 22, 2025 will be paid automatically from a $1.2 million wage and PAGA settlement, split by workweeks; there is no claim form to file. Opt-outs, objections and workweek disputes are due December 11, 2026.
Current Status
The Sacramento County Superior Court has preliminarily approved the settlement, and the administrator, CPT Group, has mailed notices to class members. No claim form is needed: workers who do nothing will be mailed a check if the court grants final approval at a hearing set for January 22, 2027 at 9:00 a.m. The December 11, 2026 deadline is only for workers who want to opt out, object or dispute the number of workweeks on their notice.Free settlement alerts
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Status
Claims Open
Pending final approval · no claim form
Opt-Out / Dispute Deadline
December 11, 2026
Postmark or fax · no action needed to be paid
Estimated Payout
About $29 per workweek
OCA estimate before tax withholding, if all requested deductions are approved · exact amount is on each notice
Proof Required
No
Paid automatically from Ebara’s payroll records
What Changed Recently?
Ebara Technologies and the former employee who brought Lal v. Ebara Technologies, Inc., No. 23CV012499, agreed to settle the case for $1,200,000, and Judge Lauri A. Damrell of the Sacramento County Superior Court granted preliminary approval. The lawsuit alleged Ebara failed to pay minimum and overtime wages for all hours worked, provide meal and rest breaks, pay wages on time during employment and at termination, and provide accurate itemized wage statements. Ebara denies the allegations and does not admit liability.Who Qualifies?
The class is everyone who worked for Ebara Technologies as a non-exempt, hourly employee in California at any time from November 30, 2019 through August 22, 2025. The settlement papers estimate about 225 class members.A smaller group, the PAGA Members, is everyone who worked in the same kind of job from November 30, 2022 through August 22, 2025. They also share a separate $15,000 PAGA Fund.
How Much Can You Get?
From the $1.2 million, the court will consider attorneys’ fees of up to $400,000 plus up to $25,000 in costs, a service payment of up to $10,000 to the named plaintiff, about $7,500 for administration and a $60,000 PAGA settlement, of which $45,000 goes to the state Labor and Workforce Development Agency and $15,000 to PAGA Members. If every request is approved in full, about $697,500 is left as the Net Settlement Fund for the class. Ebara pays its own employer payroll taxes separately, and no money returns to the company.The Net Settlement Fund is divided by the total number of workweeks all class members worked during the class period to get a per-workweek value, and each worker receives that value times their own workweeks, with a minimum of one workweek. Ebara reported about 23,937 workweeks in the class period, which puts the estimated value at roughly $29 per workweek before withholding. A worker with a full year (52 workweeks) would receive about $1,500, and a worker with five years about $7,500. That is an OCA estimate; the court may award less in fees, and the exact figure for each person is printed on the notice. Money from anyone who opts out is redistributed to everyone else, so 100% of the net fund is paid out.
PAGA Members also receive a share of the $15,000 PAGA Fund, divided by their workweeks in the PAGA period. Under the settlement, 20% of each class payment is treated as wages reported on Form W-2 and 80% as non-wage income reported on Form 1099-MISC; PAGA payments are reported on Form 1099-MISC.
Is Any Proof Required?
No. Payments are calculated from Ebara’s payroll records, and there is no claim form, Claimant ID or login. Each notice lists the worker’s workweeks in the class period and PAGA period and the estimated payment. A worker who believes the count is wrong can dispute it by sending documents such as pay stubs, W-2s or letters from human resources to the administrator; the company’s records are presumed correct unless the documents show otherwise.What Is the Deadline?
There is no claim deadline. Requests for exclusion, objections and workweek disputes must be postmarked or faxed by December 11, 2026. Workers whose notice is re-mailed to a new address get an extra 15 days from the re-mailing if that is later. Objections can also be made in person at the final approval hearing.How Do You Take Action?
To be paid, a class member does not need to do anything except keep a current mailing address on file with the administrator, because payments are mailed by check. An opt-out request must be signed, include the worker’s name, address, telephone number and the last four digits of the Social Security number, and say clearly that the worker does not want to be included. Opting out ends the right to a class payment but does not remove a PAGA Member from the PAGA portion. Case documents and dates are on the official CPT Group case page, and the mailed notice has the administrator’s contact information.What Happens Next?
The final approval hearing is January 22, 2027 at 9:00 a.m. in Department 8B of the Sacramento County Superior Court, with remote appearance available. If the court approves the settlement and there are no objections, Ebara funds the settlement within 30 days, and the administrator mails checks within 10 days after that. Checks left uncashed for 180 days go to the Justice Gap Fund maintained by the State Bar of California, not back to Ebara.Other automatic California wage settlements include Menasha Packaging and CRST Expedited.
Sources and Verification
• Joint Stipulation of Class Action and PAGA Settlement and Release, with Notice of Class Action Settlement (Exhibit A), Lal v. Ebara Technologies, Inc., No. 23CV012499 (Cal. Super. Ct., Sacramento County), as filed with the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency: settlement agreement and notice (PDF). The agency’s records also list a revised agreement filed September 10, 2026; figures on this page come from the filed agreement and notice form above.• CPT Group case pages with important dates: Ebara Technologies settlement.
Questions
Do Ebara Technologies workers need to file a claim?
No. Class members who do nothing are paid automatically by mailed check if the court grants final approval. The December 11, 2026 deadline applies only to opting out, objecting or disputing the workweek count on the notice.
How much is the Ebara Technologies settlement worth per workweek?
If the court approves every requested deduction, about $697,500 would be left for the class. Spread over the roughly 23,937 workweeks the company reported, that is an estimated $29 per workweek before tax withholding. Each worker’s own estimate is printed on the mailed notice.
Can PAGA members opt out of the Ebara Technologies settlement?
PAGA members can opt out of the class portion but not the PAGA portion. Workers employed from November 30, 2022 through August 22, 2025 receive their share of the $15,000 PAGA Fund even if they opt out of the class settlement.
What if the workweek count on the Ebara notice is wrong?
Workers can dispute it with the settlement administrator by December 11, 2026, attaching documents such as pay stubs, W-2s or letters from human resources. Ebara’s records are presumed correct unless the documents show otherwise.
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Settlement Amount
$1,200,000
Case Title
Lal v. Ebara Technologies, Inc.
Case Number
23CV012499
Court
Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento
Final Approval Hearing
January 22, 2027 at 9:00 AM
Department 8B · remote appearance available
Administrator
CPT Group
Official Website
Ebara Technologies Settlement (CPT Group)
