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Issuer:     PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC (PROV)
CIK:        0001010470
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-02-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000939057-25-000059
Event type: litigation
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 8.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Provident settles wage-and-hour PAGA suits for $231,600; expense recognized in Q3 FY2025
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- Aggregate settlement of $231,600 resolves all individual and PAGA claims by former employees Cheryl Jones and Jennifer Williams.
- No litigation reserve existed; full $231,600 expense recognized in fiscal Q3 2025, plus future defense costs.
- Claims included misclassification as exempt, missed breaks, off-the-clock work, and incorrect wage statements under California law.
- Settlement includes dismissal of all claims without admission of liability; subject to final agreement and court approval.
- Bank will also pay settlement administrator fees, plaintiff service payments, and plaintiff counsel's fees and costs.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1010470/000093905725000059/0000939057-25-000059-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1010470/000093905725000059/prov8k22025.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000939057-25-000059

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