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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 7 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

There are no material pending legal proceedings in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or in which any director, officer or affiliate of the Company, any owner of record or beneficially of more than 5% of any class of its voting securities, or security holder is a party adverse to us or has a material interest adverse to the Company other than the following:

 

Sarah Veltz v. Nexalin Technology, Inc. et al.

 

Plaintiff, Sarah Veltz, filed a lawsuit in this matter on January 20, 2021 in Orange County Superior Court (Case No. 30-2021-01180164-CU-WT-CJC) (the “Complaint”) naming the Company and others as defendants. In her Complaint, Plaintiff contended that she was employed by defendants, including Nexalin, and had not been paid all wages, including overtime wages and other benefits allegedly due her. Plaintiff also contended that, during her employment, she was subjected to sexual harassment by the Company’s then Chief Executive Officer. Plaintiff sought both compensatory and punitive damages. On March 12, 2021, the Company filed its answer to the Complaint. A mediation was held on March 5, 2025. As a result of such mediation on May 12, 2025, all parties to the action have entered into a Confidential Settlement Agreement and Release (the “Settlement Agreement”), pursuant to which (i) the defendants (including the Company) have agreed to pay a confidential settlement amount to the plaintiff, and (ii) the plaintiff has provided a full release to the Company and its officers, shareholders, joint venturers, partners, equity partners, owners, directors, trustees, and current and former employees of any and all claims. Such settlement also includes a mutual release of any and all claims among the Company and the other defendants. The Company expects the settlement Agreement to be paid and the case dismissed, with prejudice, in the next two months. The amount to be paid by the Company pursuant to the Settlement Agreement will not have a material effect on the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements or on the Company’s business and operations.

 

Employment Development Department

 

The Company is currently engaged in settlement discussions with the Employment Development Department (EDD) of the State of California. This matter involves issues related to our previous management’s classification of certain work provided to or on behalf of the Company’s business as contract labor instead of employee labor. The total amount involved was approximately $300,000. Management has petitioned for reassessment and believes the hired workers at issue were indeed actual contractors and not employees. We have no business in California other than one part time and one full time worker residing in California. The EDD approved a significant downward adjustment in our outstanding employment tax liability to approximately $40,000 as reflected on its Statement of Account dated November 30, 2023. We are in negotiations with the EDD and have presented a settlement offer. The Company accrued $40,000 and $40,000 on the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The Company believes it has adequately accrued for this matter.