The amount of money that the attorneys are to receive will be set forth in the Class Action Notice sent to you. As indicated in question 14, most class actions take two to five years, thousands of man hours, and often from $500,000 to $1,000,000 in cash to bring to court, all of which are generally funded by the law firm representing the plaintiffs and class. Since most plaintiffs in employment class actions are not wealthy and cannot afford to pay their attorneys by the hour, these cases are often handled on a contingency fee basis, meaning that the attorneys pay these large costs over many years and only get paid if they win or settle your case. Finally, the probability of success on any employment class case is generally no better than fifty percent. For all of these reasons, fees and expenses for the law firm handling a class action can often be quite large, but are in most cases deserved.