Brandy Melville's owners will pay $1.5 million to settle ex-workers' claims of labor law violations. Nearly 4,000 former California employees will receive payouts of roughly $200 each. In 2021, Brandy Melville employees described racism, Hitler memes, and exploitation to Insider. Thousands of former employees of controversial fast-fashion retailer Brandy Melville are receiving checks in the mail this holiday season. In November, the Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles issued its final judgement in a class-action lawsuit filed by former Brandy Melville employees in 2016. The companies that own Brandy Melville stores in California — including Bastiat...