👷 Weitz v. Banana Republic & Gap Wage-and-Hour Settlement

Banana Republic and Gap allegedly failed to pay minimum and overtime wages and other wages owed to California retail store employees.

Non-exempt retail store employees of Banana Republic LLC and The Gap Inc. who worked in California at any time between October 27, 2022 and July 4, 2025.

Individual amount based on pay periods worked during the class period, drawn from a $1.95 million settlement fund; no claim form required.

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The case was brought in Los Angeles County Superior Court by two former employees, Laura Weitz and Laila Faiz, against Banana Republic and its parent, The Gap. It actually combines two distinct settlements: a class-wide wage-and-hour settlement paying Individual Class Payments to eligible workers, plus a separate PAGA settlement that directs a portion of penalty payments to California's Labor and Workforce Development Agency alongside payments to affected employees. Weitz separately negotiated her own individual resolution of personal discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful-termination claims against the companies, which is distinct from the class recovery. The court has granted preliminary approval and is awaiting a final fairness hearing before Judge Bruce Iwasaki; the settlement site does not state the total dollar value of the fund or whether the companies admitted any wrongdoing.