Hundreds of Cheesecake Factory Workers Owed $1 Million in Stolen Wages. California Claims It Can't Locate Them

Just 42 of the more than 500 janitors a part of a $1 million settlement in unpaid wages have received their share, leaving nearly $700,000 in unclaimed state accounts. (Credit: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Hundreds of Cheesecake Factory workers owed part of a $1 million settlement in stolen wages still have not been paid, as California claims it cannot find them.

Just 42 of the more than 500 janitors have received their part of the settlement, leaving nearly $700,000 in unclaimed state accounts, a spokesperson for the Labor Commissioner's Office told CalMatters.