A wage theft lawsuit for $233 million filed by more than 51,000 Disneyland employees was approved Tuesday, Sept. 16 by an Orange County judge, ending a six-year dispute over pay for the Anaheim theme park’s employees.

On Tuesday, Judge William Claster of the Orange County Superior Court granted final approval in the class-action lawsuit against Disneyland for failure to pay its employees in accordance with the Anaheim “living wage” ordinance.

“This is the end of the lawsuit,” said Richard McCracken, the lead attorney representing the employees. “We believe this is the largest wage class action settlement in California history.”

A final report on the actual amounts paid to class members must be submitted by June 30, 2026, by their lawyers, which includes McCracken, Stemerman & Holsberry

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