ABC, Marvel to Pay $1.75M to Settle TV, Movie Set Pay Claims

ABC Studios and Marvel Television Inc. will pay $1.75 million to settle claims it didn’t pay overtime to set workers, according to an agreement that received final court approval.

“They’ve taken steps to make it better, both the working conditions and the pay structure,” Sara Wyn Kane, an attorney for the workers, told Bloomberg Law Dec. 15. “They agreed to send settlement checks to everyone in the settlement class whether they submitted a claim form or not.”

About 500 parking production assistants will share the settlement, Kane said. A parking production assistant ensures an area where the crew will ...