Wells Fargo agreed to pay $9.5 million to a class of financial advisors to end a pay dispute, according to a court document.

Plaintiffs Vlad Tsyn, Daniel Silbermann, Lori Bagwell and Catherine Horan-Walker represented 2,198 current and former financial advisors in a lawsuit accusing Wells Fargo Advisors of not properly reimbursing business expenses or paying commissions on time. The wirehouse’s settlement will end claims that it violated California’s labor laws.

The court document states that advisors in the class action who worked for Wells Fargo Advisors in its California branches between March 2010 and January 2018 would receive a net of $2,783 apiece after fees and costs.

Financial advisors in the class action suit had an issue with Wells Fargo’s remuneration methods. The wirehouse asserted in court documents that it pays its employees every two weeks. Commissions from one month are included in the second paycheck of the following month.

Wells Fargo contended that its payment schedule is lawful since an employee’s wages are paid after they’ve earned them. It also asserted that advisors have the option to be paid in advance, but few advisors opt for that. The firm added that commissions couldn’t be calculated any sooner than they already are.

Once advisors receive their commission, they then allocate a pre-taxed portion of it to a reimbursement program. As advisors submit business expenses to the branch manager, the branch manager and accounting department review whether the reimbursement program should cover the expenses. If the expenses are not approved, advisors will manage the costs on their own. Any funds that remain in the program at the year-end are forfeited to the company.

The reimbursement program held $38 million between 2010 and 2016, and $600,000 of that was forfeited to Wells Fargo, according to court documents.

The motion also stated that Wells Fargo contended that this program is not only permissible but actually is beneficial to the financial advisors. The company further contended that it directly reimburses financial advisors for all reasonable and necessary expenses.

Horan-Walker and Tsyn filed a suit against Wells Fargo in 2014 alleging that the wirehouse owed them overtime. The suit was dismissed.