Source: http://www.tegstaffingsettlement.com/unverified-class-faq.aspx
Timestamp: 2019-07-16 22:56:34
Document Index: 191156387

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1194', '§ 226', '§ 201', '§ 222', '§ 17200', '§ 1194', '§ 226', '§ 201', '§ 222', '§ 17200']

Unverified Class Frequently Asked Questions
Why did I receive a Notice
All persons who participated in an interview for a temporary assignment with a TEG Staffing, Inc. California-based client, whether in person or by telephone or video conference, at any time between March 12, 2011 and October 13, 2017, and who are not expressly excluded from the class (the “Class”).
On March 12, 2015, Plaintiff Tiffany Stimpson (“Plaintiff”) initiated a putative class action against Defendant TEG Staffing, Inc. (d/b/a Eastridge Administrative Staffing) (“Defendant”) in the Superior Court for the County of San Diego, Case No. 37-2015-00008440-CU-OE-CTL (the “Action”). Plaintiff alleged five causes of action: (1) failure to pay minimum wage (Cal. Lab. Code §§ 1194(a) and 1198); (2) failure to provide accurate itemized wage statements (Cal. Lab. Code § 226(a)); (3) failure to pay all wages due upon termination (Cal. Lab. Code §§ 201-203); (4) unlawful payment of lower wage (Cal. Lab. Code §§ 222 and 223); (5) unfair, unlawful or fraudulent business practices (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200 et seq.). Plaintiff seeks to represent a class of persons who participated in an interview for a temporary assignment with one of Defendant’s California-based clients since March 12, 2011.
Defendant denied the allegations in the Action, and continues to deny, that it failed to pay minimum wage, failed to provide accurate itemized wage statements, failed to pay wages upon termination, unlawfully paid a lower wage, or committed unfair, unlawful, or fraudulent business practices. Defendant denies any liability or wrongdoing of any kind associated with any of the claims alleged in the Action. In addition, Defendant denies, and continues to deny, that the Action could or should be certified to proceed as a class action.
THE COURT HAS NOT RULED ON THE MERITS OF PLAINTIFF’S CLAIMS, DEFENDANT’S DEFENSES, OR THE SUBSTANTIVE CONTENTIONS OF THE PARTIES. NO INFERENCES REGARDING THE MERITS OF THE LITIGATION SHOULD BE DRAWN FROM THE SENDING OF THE NOTICE. THIS NOTICE IS NOT MEANT TO IMPLY THAT THERE HAS BEEN ANY VIOLATION OF LAW OR WRONGDOING BY ANY PARTY OR THAT A RECOVERY AFTER TRIAL COULD BE HAD IF THE LITIGATION IS NOT SETTLED.
All persons who participated in an interview for a California-based temporary assignment with a TEG Staffing, Inc. client, whether in person or by telephone or video conference, between March 12, 2011 and October 13, 2017, who are not expressly excluded from the class and who do not opt out of the settlement as explained below would be part of the “Settlement Class” (also referred to as a “Settlement Class Member”). The period of time between March 12, 2011 and October 13, 2017 is referred to as the “Class Period.”
The Defendant shall pay, or cause to be paid, cash compensation to each Settlement Class Member who qualifies as an “Authorized Claimant.” Each Unverified Subclass Member who is an Authorized Claimant shall receive $12 if up to 5,000 Unverified Subclass Members timely file claims, between $12 and $6 if 5,001 to 10,000 Unverified Subclass Members timely file claims, and $6 if more than 10,000 Unverified Subclass Members timely file claims.
Defendant determined through its databases that some members of the Class were likely sent on an interview for a temporary staffing assignment during the Class Period or had assignments during the Class Period with clients Defendant has identified as requiring an interview.
Those members of the Class who Defendant cannot otherwise affirmatively identify as not having participated in an interview for a temporary assignment are members of the “Unverified Subclass” or “Unverified Subclass Members.” Unverified Subclass Members are required to complete and sign a Proof of Claim Form (attached hereto) under the penalty of perjury, including identifying the TEG Staffing client with which they interviewed, as a condition of receiving a Settlement Payment to become an “Authorized Claimant.” The Proof of Claim Form must be timely, submitted, reviewed and validated by January 29, 2018, reviewed and validated by the Settlement Administrator, KCC Class Action Services, consistent with the terms of the settlement. Defendant has the right to verify information submitted by the Unverified Subclass Members on their Proof of Claim Form.
YOU RECEIVED THE NOTICE AND THE PROOF OF CLAIM FORM ATTACHED BECAUSE DEFENDANT HAS IDENTIFIED YOU AS AN UNVERIFIED SUBCLASS MEMBER. YOU MUST FULLY COMPLETE AND TIMELY SUBMIT THE FORM TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A SETTLEMENT PAYMENT.
As an Unverified Subclass Member you will receive a payment of at least $6 and up to a maximum of $12 if you timely submit a Valid Proof of Claim Form and do not opt out of the Settlement.
Plaintiff’s Attorneys will apply to the Court for an award of reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs (“Plaintiff’s Attorneys’ Fees and Costs”) in an amount not to exceed two hundred and sixty thousand dollars ($260,000). Plaintiff’s Attorneys Fees and Costs will be requested based on their actual fees and costs incurred on the case.
The Settlement is intended to settle all claims against Defendant that were raised or that could have been raised based on the same facts alleged in the Complaint in the Action during the Class Period, including without limitation, all claims of the Settlement Class Members for alleged (1) failure to pay minimum wage (Cal. Lab. Code §§ 1194(a) and 1198); (2) failure to provide accurate itemized wage statements (Cal. Lab. Code § 226(a)); (3) failure to pay all wages due upon termination (Cal. Lab. Code §§ 201-203); (4) unlawful payment of lower wage (Cal. Lab. Code §§ 222 and 223); (5) unfair, unlawful or fraudulent business practices (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200 et seq.), among other claims, including damages, liquidated damages, treble damages, statutory and civil penalties, interest, punitive damages, attorneys’ fees, costs, expenses, restitution or injunctive relief. The release of claims set forth below in Section J which describes exactly the legal claims that you will give up if you do not exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, will extend to Defendant and its parents, predecessors, all affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, agents, employees, and stockholders (“Released Parties”).
If you participated in an interview with a California-based client of Defendant during the Class Period, and you do not elect to exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you will be deemed to have entered into the release of claims and to have released your claims against the Released Parties. If the Settlement is not approved by the Court or does not become final for some other reason, the litigation will continue.
Plaintiff and the Settlement Class Members fully and finally release, as of the Final Settlement Date, the Released Parties, from the following claims: (i) the causes of action pled, or that could have been pled based on the facts alleged, in the Complaint, including claims for failure to pay wages, minimum wage violations, failure to provide accurate itemized wage statements, failure to pay agreed-upon wages; and unfair, unlawful or fraudulent business practices under California Business and Professions Code section 17200 based on the foregoing claims; (ii) any and all other claims which arise from the facts alleged in the Complaint and are based on or relate to the alleged failure to pay wages, minimum wage violations, failure to provide accurate itemized wage statements, failure to pay agreed-upon wages; and unfair, unlawful or fraudulent business practices during the Class Period which are based on a federal or California statute, ordinance, wage order, regulation, common law, or other source of law, whether such claims are in the nature of wages, compensation, damages, waiting time penalties, statutory penalties, interest, attorneys’ fees (including claims for attorneys’ fees under Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5), costs, expenses, liquidated damages, restitution or injunctive relief, whether in contract, tort, or pursuant to a statutory remedy, including, but not limited to, any claims that were or could have been brought, based on the same facts, under California Labor Code sections 201, 201.3, 201.5, 202, 203, 205.5, 218, 218.5, 218.6, 223, 226, 1194, 1194.2, 1197 and 1198, and the Industrial Welfare Commission Minimum Wage Order and applicable Wage Orders, and all implementing regulations and interpretative guidance or rulings and the like; and (iii) any related claims for conversion, accounting, declaratory relief, or injunctive relief based solely on the causes of action pled, or that could have been pled based on the facts alleged, in the Complaint.
The Court's final judgment will be posted on the website.
OPTION 1 – REMAIN A SETTLEMENT CLASS MEMBER AND RECEIVE A PAYMENT. IF YOU WISH TO REMAIN A SETTLEMENT CLASS MEMBER AND OBTAIN ANY SHARE OF THE SETTLEMENT THAT YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE, THEN YOU MUST TIMELY SUBMIT A VALID PROOF OF CLAIM FORM. A PROOF OF CLAIM FORM IS ATTACHED FOR YOU TO USE. You must return your claim form postmarked on or before January 29, 2018. Proof of Claim Forms postmarked after this date will be of no force and effect. If you lose, misplace, or need another Proof of Claim Form, you may contact the Settlement Administrator to obtain a new form.
YOU ARE NEVER REQUIRED TO GO TO COURT OR PAY ANYTHING TO THE LAWYERS IN THIS CASE. If the Court approves the proposed Settlement, you automatically will be mailed your share of the Settlement proceeds. If the Court does not approve the Settlement, the lawsuit will continue, and you may or may not be designated a Class Member at a later time. If your address information is incorrect or you move, provide your current address to: TEG Staffing, Inc. Claims Administrator at P.O. Box 404041, Louisville KY, 40233-4041.
OPTION 2 – OBJECT TO THE SETTLEMENT. If you wish to remain a Settlement Class Member, but you object to the proposed Settlement (or any of its terms) and wish the Court to consider your objection at the Final Settlement Hearing, you must put your objection in writing. Your written objection must contain the name of the case and the docket number (which are shown at the top of this Notice), your name and address, your reason or reasons for objection, and an indication of whether you wish to appear and be heard at the Final Settlement Hearing. To object, you must mail the written objection and notice of intent to appear at the Final Settlement Hearing to TEG Staffing, Inc. Claims Administrator, P.O. Box 404041, Louisville KY, 40233-4041.
To be valid and effective, all objections to approval of the Settlement and all notices of intention to appear must be postmarked to the Settlement Administrator no later than January 29, 2018. DO NOT CONTACT THE COURT. Any Settlement Class Member who fails to object to the proposed Settlement as described above will lose the right to object to it.
IF YOU INTEND TO OBJECT TO THE SETTLEMENT BUT WISH TO RECEIVE A SETTLEMENT PAYMENT, YOU MUST TIMELY SUBMIT A PROOF OF CLAIM FORM. IF THE COURT APPROVES THE SETTLEMENT DESPITE ANY OBJECTIONS, AND YOU DO NOT HAVE A PROOF OF CLAIM FORM ON FILE, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A SETTLEMENT PAYMENT.
OPTION 3 – EXCLUDE YOURSELF FROM THE CLASS. You have a right to exclude yourself (“opt out”) from the class, but if you choose to do so, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY BENEFITS FROM THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AND YOU WILL NOT HAVE STANDING TO OBJECT TO THE SETTLEMENT. You will not be bound by a judgment in this case, you will not release your claims against the Defendant, and you will have the right to file your own lawsuit against the Defendant and pursue your own claims in a separate suit. If you want to exclude yourself from the Class, you must complete and sign a written request for exclusion containing your name, address and telephone number. The written request for exclusion must be sent by certified mail with return receipt requested to TEG Staffing, Inc. Claims Administrator, P.O. Box 404041, Louisville KY, 40233-4041. Your written request for exclusion must be postmarked on or before January 29, 2018 and received by the Settlement Administrator. Any request for exclusion post-marked after this date or not received by the Settlement Administrator shall be of no force and effect. Any Class Member who files a complete and timely request for exclusion shall, upon receipt by the Settlement Administrator, no longer be a member of the Settlement Class, shall be barred from participating in any portion of the Settlement, and shall receive no benefits from the Settlement. Any such person, at their own expense, may pursue any claims he/she may have against the Defendant or continue with a previously filed pending lawsuit concerning the released claims.
DO NOT SUBMIT BOTH THE PROOF OF CLAIM FORM AND A REQUEST FOR EXCLUSION. IF YOU SUBMIT BOTH, THE REQUEST FOR EXCLUSION WILL BE INVALID, YOU WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE SETTLEMENT CLASS, AND YOU WILL BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT.
OPTION 4 – DO NOTHING. If you do not return a Proof of Claim Form (Option 1) and do not submit a written request for exclusion (Option 3), then by default you will remain a Settlement Class Member and be bound by the Court’s judgment in this case; however, you will not receive any money from this settlement because you did not file a timely and valid Proof of Claim Form.