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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Labor/Mgmnt. Relations

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Larry W. Lee (State Bar No. 228175)

lwlee@diversitylaw.com

Nicholas Rosenthal (State Bar No. 268297)

nrosenthal@diversitylaw.com

DIVERSITY LAW GROUP, P.C.

550 South Hope Street, Suite 2655

Los Angeles, CA 90071

(213) 488-6555

(213) 488-6554 facsimile

Attorneys for Plaintiff and the Class

(Additional Counsel on Next Page)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SER LAO, as an individual and on behalf 

of all others similarly situated,

 Plaintiffs,

vs.

H & M HENNES & MAURITZ, L.P., a 

New York limited partnership; and DOES 

1 through 50, inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. 5:16-cv-333 EJD

STIPULATION REGARDING TRAN CLASS 

ACTION SETTLEMENT

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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GRANTED

Judge Edward J. Davila

DATED: 2/24/2016

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WILLIAM L. MARDER, ESQ. (CBN 170131)

Polaris Law Group LLP

501 San Benito Street, Suite 200

Hollister, CA 95023

Tel: (831) 531-4214

Fax: (831) 634-0333

Email: bill@polarislawgroup.com

Dennis S. Hyun (State Bar No. 224240)

dhyun@hyunlegal.com

HYUN LEGAL, APC

550 South Hope Street, Suite 2655

Los Angeles, CA 90071

(213) 488-6555

(213) 488-6554 facsimile

Attorneys for Plaintiff and the Class

MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP

ROBERT H. PLATT (Bar No. CA 108533)

rplatt@manatt.com

ANDREW L. SATENBERG (Bar No. CA 174840)

asatenberg@manatt.com

EVE L. TORRES (Bar No. CA 303651)

etorres@manatt.com

11355 West Olympic Boulevard

Los Angeles, CA 90064-1614

Telephone: (310) 312-4000

Facsimile: (310) 312-4224

Attorneys for Defendant

H&M HENNES & MAURITZ, L.P.

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Plaintiff Ser Lao (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant H & M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P. 

(“Defendant”) (Plaintiff and Defendant collectively referred to as the “Parties”), by and through 

their counsel of record, hereby stipulate as follows with reference to the following facts:

1. WHEREAS, on or about December 23, 2011, Plaintiff Suzanne Tran (“Tran”) 

filed the class action lawsuit entitled, Tran v. H & M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P., Case No. 

111CV215599 (the “Tran Case”);

2. WHEREAS, on or about December 11, 2015, Plaintiff filed his class action 

lawsuit against Defendant in the Santa Clara County Superior Court, Case No. 15CV288944 (the 

“Lao Case”);

3. WHEREAS, on or about January 21, 2016, Defendant removed the abovecaptioned case to the United States District Court, resulting in assignment of this action before 

this Court;

4. WHEREAS, Tran and Defendant entered into a class action settlement for the 

claims asserted in the Tran Case and, on or about February 2, 2016, Tran filed a Motion for 

Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement; and

5. WHEREAS, pursuant to meet and confer discussions of the Parties, they agree 

that the Tran class action settlement does not apply to Plaintiff and putative class members’ 

claims for (1) unpaid wages/overtime under California Labor Code Sections 510, 558, 1194, 

1197, and 1197.1 that resulted from alleged security checks; (2) premium pay for missed meal 

and rest periods under California Labor Code Sections 226.7 and 512, that resulted from alleged 

security checks; and (3) unpaid overtime under California Labor Code Sections 510, 558, 1194, 

and 1197.1 that resulted from Defendant’s alleged failure to include all non-discretionary items 

of compensation in the regular rate for the purposes of calculating overtime. 

NOW, THEREFOR, the Parties in the Lao Case hereby stipulate as follows:

1. The class action settlement in the Tran Case shall not apply to bar Plaintiff and 

putative class members’ claims for (1) unpaid wages/overtime under California Labor Code 

Sections 510, 558, 1194, 1197, and 1197.1 that resulted from alleged security checks; (2)

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premium pay for missed meal and rest periods under California Labor Code Sections 226.7 and 

512 that resulted from alleged security checks; and (3) unpaid overtime under California Labor 

Code Sections 510, 558, 1194, and 1197.1 that resulted from Defendant’s alleged miscalculation 

of the regular rate of pay based on Defendant’s alleged failure to include in the regular rate all 

non-discretionary remuneration and/or incentive pay, including without limitation, quarterly 

and/or monthly bonuses. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

DATED: February 22, 2016 DIVERSITY LAW GROUP, P.C.

By: /s/ Larry W. Lee

Larry W. Lee

Attorneys for Plaintiff and the Class

DATED: February 22, 2016 MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP

By: /s/ Andrew L. Satenberg

Andrew L. Satenberg

Attorneys for Defendant

H&M HENNES & MAURITZ, L.P.

316320376.1

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