Court Grants Final Approval to Rodan + Fields 8 Million Dollar California Consultant Wage Settlement

An 8 million dollar class action settlement resolving claims that Rodan + Fields misclassified its California consultants as independent contractors was granted final approval on December 23, 2025.

The case, Dann v. The Rodan + Fields Company, filed in San Francisco Superior Court under case number CGC-24-612800, alleged that the skincare direct seller failed to pay wages including overtime and minimum wages, did not reimburse business expenses, and did not provide meal and rest breaks or accurate wage statements, and sought civil penalties under California's Private Attorneys General Act. The class covers anyone who entered into a consultant agreement with Rodan + Fields in California and was classified as an independent contractor for at least one day between March 1, 2020, and June 20, 2025. The company denies the allegations but agreed to settle to avoid the cost and uncertainty of continued litigation.

Under the settlement, up to about 2.67 million dollars is allocated to attorneys' fees, 500,000 dollars to PAGA penalties, of which 375,000 dollars goes to the state and 125,000 dollars to eligible consultants, and an estimated 4.5 million dollars to class members, distributed according to a points system based on weeks registered, fees paid, sales and purchases. The settlement is to be fully funded by June 20, 2026, with payments to class members issued by July 20, 2026.