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CONtp1tOM1SE SETTLEMENT, StHLTtASH
<br /> AND INDEIIIIYCIY wGREEAfF1V'T
<br /> A. Thu Compromise Setdammt, Release, and todemoiry Agreement (haeinaBQ referrrd a ere the "Settlemerd AgreernatC7 v
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<br /> by nerd betwan C4renee Acob (hcrtuatkr rtftxred a u "Plsintiff~ and the County Of liawai'i, Hawaii. Tbose wgectively rtfetted a
<br /> harm as "dte Cuuary" Shall include the Cowrty of Hawaii, Ilawai5, iu eleetad officials, employees, agents, and savmts, peat and
<br /> prrstat, their uareterees, assigns. successors in interot, end all others who et my limo have been in privity with than « my of them. This
<br /> Settkmwt A,gteenient arises from a sealaaeat reached k the 4wsuu of Sprlgger v. Cownry ojXatvaiti, CivdNo. 02-00289 KSC, 61ed in
<br /> the Uttited Surd I)ietrict Court f« Ou District of Hawaii (tefixred a tterrtn u the'T.itlgatlm'~, and repres<aa the w W t»mprtmise,
<br /> setOeme+u, and rekaae of aR the claims arising from the Ltigation.
<br /> H. WHF.RSAS, Plaintiff haS claimed that tha County 6u violased tla Fair Labor Stattdarda Act (ELBA) aid Chapter 80 of the
<br /> Hawaii Revised Statttxes (collectively referred a as "the Stamtd'~ in one err mote of the toibwing mennets; (1) by failing a ProPerlY
<br /> atmpeasaa Plaintiff far overtime arorixed by reason of ib failure a include in the calalation of Plaimiff's regular nx of pay all such
<br /> campa<sedon u v tequirad by Stattmes; (2) by not compeawdttg Plaintiff f« pe-shift aadt«you-shin hria8og paiodt «onc~r peahift
<br /> «port-aAiR periods of work; (3) by not a«nplyittg with Ore comprxut«y time off provisions of the Sntutd u Choy rotate a the aatxual
<br /> and/« utilization of compensarory time off; (4) by requiting Plain6li`a partiegrett in mmdaary medical evaluations «eaatninstiom
<br /> wiOtoae the payment of cornpeoestion; by n« wmpenwting Plaintiff fur all hairs worked ere m iaetrucar «sndmt u training
<br /> sosSiom; (6) by not ceimpmsatiog Plaintiff for all timx warted a w«!c-rs4ted trave4 by not eampeasating Plaintiff f« the time apeat
<br /> in saudlry snots; (8) by trot wmpmsatiog Plaintiff f« missed and/« inaesrttpted max! periods; (9) by n« wmparatiog Plaintiff far the
<br /> time spent okaniog and maintaining Cotmtyistnted vtthiolea~ (10) by not ampmaating Plainti$' far the time apmt qualifying wilt
<br /> rne.rm:: and p q by not otheravYe eompaqudng PlaintiRt« bans wtxked oa the camtya brh.lf:
<br /> G WHER>;AS, P'hu consented m Join the Litigadaa seeking a tewtrer ttopaW overtlmo wtrtpmeation, tigttictsood
<br /> damages and atarroya tea m account oftha aWgad fit'hue «reAtssl of the Ctatnty a ptoptalq Plaintifftbr all time wotimtl
<br /> f« «on behalt'of the Cotmsy, and hu roamed the 4w fums of Winer. Mehenta & Ikveoa, LLP and Altohison & virk (referred a
<br /> oolkotively n'4lamtiffi• Aoturel'~ m ptasecoss Ots Btigtdioo; and,
<br /> D. Wf1tItEA•S, bona tide ditporos and ooeuovesdea ettiulrotween the patties, birth n m liabitiry cad the amariat of dmugeg if
<br /> any,,td by twos of aueh dlapuoea and wmoverdid the partid herero aestre a compr«aise and stark au claims and cauad of action of
<br /> anY triad which PlaittdClw «tnay have in the fimtre adsin8 aw of or telexed a a~ peat fer7urt «mfune! an the part of the CotrntY a
<br /> and txmpktdy cotttpeneete Plaintiff tar all overtime Iroum wotlted and b comPlY with the oompe[tauary time o@'proviaion of We
<br /> Statutd;
<br /> E NOW, I'HFIZREFORE. f« and m wttsidetatiou of the mutual promises and agttxmmu herein watslned, ixhtding the recitals
<br /> set Attth htaeinabove, atul the tranenry cooeitkruian a be exehsttged• the psttitu agree u follower:
<br /> F.'Ibe totes aggregexe s atnwnt for all Plsintit!'i in this matter V S 126923.05, psysbk in Gve aepcate ioatallooeat
<br /> paymeau of 5265}84.61.'Ibe feat payment will be payrbk within 30 days of 5oal approval of this Agreement by the CoutC the
<br /> rerm®rtg fate paymenn wtiII be made attnualty on the sut>cereltro attmveraaria of the tiro payment.
<br /> G. The County wilt pay the stxdemeat amounts a a true account a be xt nP and tnmagad by Plaintiffs' co-cowtset fum of
<br /> Witter, MehaWa & Devem, LI,P, treated is HonohOu, liawai i, which will in rum tiisbttrse the approprla[e payments a the P4intiffa.
<br /> Attorney's tbd and Angatlon wsta will hr satisOeA by Plairmffa out of the amoun[c received from the Cotttdy.
<br /> FL Plaintiffs 91tere of the gross eertlement amount is 52,904.30.Of Plsiatlffe total amamt, 5376.14 will be disoulamd a
<br /> Plaintiff firm the trust accotmt widtin 30 days from the depodt ism the trust accotmt of the first installment oa the gross settlement
<br /> amotmt t)f Phiiotiff s total amount, 5376.14 will be distobuted m Plaintiff from the trust account within 30 days tiara the deposit into the
<br /> truer[ awouot ofthe second ioetellmmt on Ote groin utdtmtmt amount. Of Ptaimff a ttsxel amount, 5376.14 wiU be dismbuaed a Pltittriff
<br /> from the trust acwum wlthln 30 days Sam the deposit inm the trust account of the third iru[alhumt on the grow aaUcmeat atttotutt. Of
<br /> Ph[iatiEf's feral amauut, 5376.14 wrlt bo ttisaibtutd a Pbtintifffrom the bust aeeotwr within 30 days tiom the dt~osit itntc the otter
<br /> account of the fatvtls instalhaost an the gcosa settlement amount. T'he balance of the and due a Plaintiff: 5376.14, will be disonbuxed a
<br /> Pkintifffrom the oust account within 30 days from the depash into the trust account of the fiRh inemlment en the gross settlemem
<br /> amount. Under the tams of Plaintiffs aWorttey's fee agteaoertt with PlaaciHs' Counsel, Plaintiff is ohligsted a pay Msotney'a fed of
<br /> 5978.38 and litigation wen of 545.21. PlaintifFs Atatney's Fen end Litigation Coen will be deducted on s.pro•rau basis by Plaintiffs'
<br /> Counsel from each of the paymatts made a the Plaintiff. Apart from malong the payments in Peragtaph F, above, the Cotmry shall haver
<br /> no obligation to Pkintiff a eaw[e duo the PlaintiH'a individual distribution is made.
<br /> i. Plaintiff shall be solety responsible for the paymertt of my incase «other nxw on the anwuota pod b «on 6ehdf of
<br /> Plaintiff.
<br /> 7. Plaintiff a atetvtian of this Settlanmt Agswment and atxepnnoe ottee mooatuy rootpataation deaetibed herein stall
<br /> eonstiNb a Aril sod oompless ealeasa. aoquitral and diatLnye of the County from my and W claims, demands, «cwsd of action of my
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