The court then certified a single plaintiff class consisting of all non-exempt Lumber Liquidators employees employed from Sep. 3, 2005, through the present who were paid overtime and were also paid non-discretionary pay or bonuses like Zaldivar's commission. Lumber Liquidators Proposed Class Settlement After going through discovery (the process by which parties to a lawsuit exchange all relevant evidence), the parties negotiated a wage and hour settlement agreement with the assistance of a mediator. With some modification during the mediation, the definition of the plaintiff class ultimately encompassed about 240 current and former Lumber Liquidators employees.