Disney to pay $233M to settle ‘wage theft' suit from Disneyland workers

The Walt Disney Co. has agreed to pay $233 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by Disneyland workers who allege that the Mouse House stiffed them by failing to meet local minimum wage requirements.Disney on Friday approved the preliminary settlement which accounts for back pay with interest that is owed to more than 50,000 current and former employees of its Anaheim, Calif. theme parks.“What we believe is the largest wage and hour class settlement in California history will change lives for Disne ...