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Disney Reaches $233M Settlement in Minimum Wage Lawsuit
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scrn loglineDisney settles minimum wage lawsuit for $233M, providing major payouts to over 50,000 Disneyland employees after years of legal battles.beat sheet- Disney previously tried to evade Anaheim's $15/hr minimum wage requirement by ending $267M in subsidies for a luxury hotel, but the court ruled the 1996 tax rebate deals still counted as subsidies.
- A survey found nearly 75% of Disneyland workers don't earn enough for basic expenses, with 10% recently homeless, and over 85% earning less than $15/hr, underscoring the significance of this settlement.
Read the sourcecall sheetRandy Renick, Josh D'Amaro, Disney, Disneyland, Orange County Superior Court, California's 4th District Court of Appeal, Master Services, Occidental College, Economic Roundtable - Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter4dNo more articles
Disney Reaches $233M Settlement in Minimum Wage Lawsuit
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Winston Cho
scrn logline
Disney settles minimum wage lawsuit for $233M, providing major payouts to over 50,000 Disneyland employees after years of legal battles.
beat sheet
- Disney previously tried to evade Anaheim's $15/hr minimum wage requirement by ending $267M in subsidies for a luxury hotel, but the court ruled the 1996 tax rebate deals still counted as subsidies.
- A survey found nearly 75% of Disneyland workers don't earn enough for basic expenses, with 10% recently homeless, and over 85% earning less than $15/hr, underscoring the significance of this settlement.
call sheet
Randy Renick, Josh D'Amaro, Disney, Disneyland, Orange County Superior Court, California's 4th District Court of Appeal, Master Services, Occidental College, Economic Roundtable