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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Fair Labor Standards

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WOODALL LAW OFFICES

100 PINE STREET, SUITE 1250

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111

TELEPHONE: (415) 413-4629

FACSIMILE: (866) 937-4109

KEVIN@KWOODALLLAW.COM

KEVIN F. WOODALL, BAR NO. 180650

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS, AL SMITH 

AND JEFFREY HOURCADE AND THE 

SETTLEMENT CLASS

LITTLER MENDELSON P.C.

650 CALIFORNIA STREET, 20TH FLOOR

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94108

TELEPHONE: (415) 433-1940

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MHEDWARDS@LITTLER.COM

AEIDELHOCH@LITTLER.COM

ARTHUR M. EIDELHOCH, BAR NO. 168096

ANGELA J. RAFOTH, BAR NO. 241966

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT,

AMERICAN GREETINGS

CORPORATION

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

AL SMITH AND JEFFREY HOURCADE,

INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THOSE 

SIMILARLY SITUATED,

PLAINTIFFS,

V.

AMERICAN GREETINGS

CORPORATION, AN OHIO CORPORATION,

DEFENDANT.

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CASE NO. 14-CV-02577-JST

[PROPOSED] ORDER SETTING 

SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE TO CERTAIN 

CLASS MEMBERS

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The parties submitted a Case Management Conference Statement informing the 

Court that after the Settlement Administrator mailed Class Notices and Claim Forms to 

Class members on August 25, 2015, Defendant American Greetings Corporation received 

correspondence from a current employee, which stated the number of days worked on her 

Claim Form was significantly different than what she believed she actually worked. As 

the number of days worked by a Class member determines how much that individual will 

receive in settlement monies pursuant to the settlement, Defendant conducted an

investigation. 

During its investigation, Defendant determined that a small group of Class 

members (approximately 47) relative to the class size (approximately 3,700) who worked 

as Territory Leads and Revision Leads did not use AG Connect, American Greetings’ 

internal time tracking system, to log their days and hours worked during a portion of the 

Class Period (June 4, 2010 until October 6, 2014), unlike other Class members. As 

Defendant calculated the number of days worked during the settlement period by 

referring to AG Connect, the number of days worked by the 47 Territory Leads and 

Revision Leads was incorrect. This resulted in 30 of the 47 Class members receiving 

Claim Forms that list the incorrect number of days worked and estimated settlement 

payments pursuant to the settlement, while the other 17 did not receive the Class Notice 

or Claim Form.

The parties propose that this discrepancy can be resolved by (a) providing correct 

notice to the 17 Class members who have not received a Notice Packet, (b) providing a 

corrected Claim Form, Class Notice and cover letter to that portion of the 30 Class 

members who received a Notice Packet but have not yet submitted a Claim Form, and (c) 

informing the Settlement Administrator of the correct days worked and settlement 

payment for that portion of the 30 Class members who received a Notice Packet and have 

already submitted a Claim Form.

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For good cause shown, the Court Orders as follows:

(1) with respect to the 17 Class members who were not previously identified as 

Class members and did not receive any Class Notice, they shall be sent a Class Notice 

and Claim Form listing the correct number of days worked and have 45 days from the 

mailing to submit the Claim Form, object or opt-out of the settlement. Notice shall be 

mailed by September 25, 2015; 

(2) with respect to that portion of the 30 Class members who already were sent 

Claim Forms with the incorrect number of days worked and estimated settlement 

payment amounts and have not submitted a Claim Form, they shall be sent a corrected 

Claim Form, another copy of the Class Notice and a cover letter that states, in substance: 

“The Claim Form previously provided to you did not include the correct number of days 

worked or estimated settlement payment that you can expect to receive as part of the 

Class Action Settlement. Enclosed please find a Claim Form, which includes the 

corrected number of days worked, based on American Greetings’ records, and estimated 

settlement payment.” This group shall have 45 days to submit the Claim Form, object or 

opt-out of the settlement. Notice shall be mailed by September 25, 2015; 

(3) with respect to that portion of the 30 Class members who received and already 

returned Claim Forms with the incorrect number of days worked and estimated settlement 

payment amounts, the Settlement Administrator shall adjust the days worked and 

settlement payments to the correct higher figures; and

(4) because the other Class members will not be impacted in any material way, no 

action will be taken with respect to them.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 

HON.JON S. TIGAR

September 15, 2015

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