PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. (NASDAQ:PROV) Files An 8-K Other EventsItem 8.01 Other Events
As previously disclosed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, on December 17, 2012, a class and collective action lawsuit, Gina McKeen-Chaplin, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated v. Provident Savings Bank, FSB (the "Bank") was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (the "Court") against the Bank claiming damages, restitution and injunctive relief for alleged misclassification of certain employees as exempt rather than non-exempt, resulting in a failure to pay appropriate overtime compensation, to provide meal and rest periods, to pay waiting time penalties and to provide accurate wage statements. The plaintiffs seek unspecified monetary relief.
On August 12, 2015, the Court issued an order denying the plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment and granting the Bank's motion for summary judgment affirming that the plaintiffs were properly classified as exempt employees and denying the federal claims. On August 18, 2015, the plaintiffs filed an appeal to the order. On July 5, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (the "Ninth Circuit") reversed the Court's ruling granting the Bank's motion for summary judgment, instead ruling the plaintiffs were improperly classified as exempt employees and were entitled to overtime compensation. The Ninth Circuit remanded the case back to the Court with instructions to enter summary judgement in favor of the plaintiffs. The Bank is evaluating its legal options with respect to the Ninth Circuit's decision, including the possible filing of a petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court. As a result of the Ninth Circuit's ruling, Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. (the "Corporation") expects to include an additional litigation reserve in the range of $750,000 to $1.5 million to be recorded in the Corporation's audited consolidated statements of income on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2017. While the Corporation will continue to make appropriate disclosure regarding this lawsuit as required by applicable law, it does not intend to comment or respond to inquiries regarding the matter.
About PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. (NASDAQ:PROV)
Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. is the holding company of Provident Savings Bank, F.S.B. (the Bank). The Bank is a federally chartered stock savings bank. The Company operates through two segments: Provident Bank and Provident Bank Mortgage (PBM). The Bank’s operations primarily consist of accepting deposits from customers within the communities surrounding the Bank’s full service offices and investing those funds in single-family loans, multi-family loans, commercial real estate loans, construction loans, commercial business loans, consumer loans and other mortgage loans. PBM operations primarily consist of the origination, purchase and sale of mortgage loans secured by single-family residences. The Bank is a financial services company committed to serving consumers and small to mid-sized businesses in the Inland Empire region of Southern California. The Bank offers business checking accounts, other business banking services and services loans for others.