MANY workers in America could soon cash in from a $6.3million payout – and you don’t need proof to claim.
Mest Investment has been accused of violating the Washington job posting laws by allegedly failing to disclose salary ranges in an IHOP job posting.
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The firm owns severeal IHOP restaurants in Washington, a chain of pancake houses.
According to the class-action lawsuit, the restaurant chain did not share details of the salary.
This violates Washington job posting laws which require employers to disclose wage scales and salary ranges in job postings.
This is to ensure pay transparency and that employees are paid fairly.
To get a slice of the settlement pie, claimants must have applied for a job opening with Mesk Investments in Washington between January 1, 2023 and November 30, 2023 where benefits, salary range or other compensation for the role were not included.
Mesk Investments has not admitted any wrongdoing but agreed to a $6.298 million class action settlement to resolve the allegations.
Claimants can submit a form online to get a chunk of the payment worth up to $5,000 each.
Exact payments will depend on how many people apply for compensation.
The deadline to submit a claim is September 26, 2025.
Other class-action settlements
The IHOP case is the latest in a string of multi-million dollar class action settlements putting cash in Americans’ pockets – often with minimal proof required.
Just weeks ago, Netgain Technology agreed to a $1.9 million settlement over a data breach that compromised sensitive personal and health information between September and November 2020.
Affected consumers can get up to $5,000 for documented losses, or a pro rata cash payout with no proof required.
The deadline to file is September 17, 2025.
Meanwhile, a wave of high-dollar settlements is closing in fast this summer, with ten major class-action payouts totaling a whopping $170 million all hitting their deadlines in early July.
Consumers across the country are being urged to check if they qualify because once the deadlines pass, the money’s gone for good.
Among the biggest of the bunch is a $1 million settlement from The Cowboy Channel, which has agreed to pay up over claims that it shared subscriber information with third parties like Google without proper consent.
Gamestop is shelling out $4.5 million over accusations of violating the Video Privacy Protection Act by allegedly sharing customers’ personally identifiable information with Facebook without user consent.
According to the class-action lawsuit – filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Kings – the information was shared via Facebook Tracking Pixel.
The pixel monitors user behaviour on a website after clicking on Facebook or Instagram ads.
The pixel tracks users’ actions on your website after they click on your Instagram or Facebook advertising, giving you information about how they behave.
To get a slice of the settlement pie, claimants must have purchased a video game from GameStop’s website between August 18, 2020, and April 17, 2025.
Another big name on the list is Funko Inc., the pop culture collectibles company behind those wildly popular vinyl figurines.
Funko has agreed to a $14.75 million settlement to resolve claims it misled investors in the lead-up to its initial public offering in 2017.
While the company denies the allegations, those who purchased Funko common stock at the time may now be eligible for compensation.
