The settlement was approved in the Federal Court on Friday, following five years of legal arguments and closed-door negotiations.
Merivale operates more than 90 Sydney venues including restaurants, bars and hotels.
Justin Hemmes' company Merivale operates dozens of venues across Sydney. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)
Lead applicant Raymond Boulos claimed Merivale underpaid him and others employed by the company between December 2013 and December 2019.
The lawsuit argued the payment structure being applied by Merivale at the time was not valid under the Fair Work Act.
It claimed employees were paid for a 38-hour work week, while being required to work at least 50-hour a week without overtime payments
It is not known exactly how many staff were allegedly affected, but 2895 people registered to take part in the settlement, according to court documents.
Merivale continues to vigorously deny any underpayment occurred.
An administrator was appointed by the court to oversee the settlement being paid out, including more than $6.3 million which will go to the lawsuits' commercial backers, ICP Funding.
The former employees who are registered participants in the class action will receive a letter stating their estimated underpayment and eligible payout.
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