AMERICANS only have 24 hours left to claim their share of a $6.3 million settlement involving the iconic diner chain iHop.
Those eligible can claim up to $5,00 from the class action lawsuit, and don’t need any form of proof to receive compensation.
The iHop lawsuit claims that Mesk Investment, which owns several iHop chains in Washington, failed to disclose the required salary ranges in an iHop job posting.
This violates Washington job posting laws, which require companies to advertise wage scales and salary ranges in a job posting.
The law is in place to ensure that employees are treated fairly and have full transparency when it comes to their pay.
Mesk Investment has not admitted to any wrongdoing but has agreed to pay out the money to settle the claims against it.
The settlement specifically benefits those who applied for a job opening with Mesk Investments in Washington.
This has to have been between January 1, 2023 and November 30, 2023.
Details of benefits, salary range or other compensation for the job cannot have been included on the posting at the time.
Claimants can be paid up to $5,000 each, but exact payments are subject to pro rata, or proportional, conditions.
Each person will be paid equally, so the more that apply, the less each claimant will be given.
When applying, claimants do not need to submit proof that they applied for a job at the given time.
Class members only have until September 26 to file a claim form, and if they do not do so by then, they will miss out on any form of payment.
You can go to the settlement website for more information.
SPEEDWAY SETTLEMENT
In a separate case, the gas station chain Speedway has been accused of violating state privacy laws in Illinois.
Speedway is paying out $12,122,775 over claims that it broke the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).
What’s a class-action settlement?
Class action lawsuits offer groups of people, or ‘classes,’ a way to band together in court.
These suits are often brought by one or a few people who allege a company or other entity has wronged a large group of people.
When a suit becomes a class action, it extends to all “class members,” or people who may have similar complaints to those who filed the suit.
Companies often settle class actions – offering payment to class members who typically waive their right to pursue further legal action by accepting money.
These payout agreements frequently include statements by the defendant denying wrongdoing. Companies tend to settle class actions to avoid the costs of further litigation.
Pollution, discrimination, or false advertising are a few examples of what can land a class action on a company’s doorstep.
BIPA is a 2008 law that regulates how companies collect and use biometric data, including fingerprints and facial scans.
Plaintiffs argue that Speedway didn’t gain the necessary permission needed to store fingerprint data on the scanners that employees used to clock in and out of work.
The lawsuit benefits Illinois Speedway employees between September 1, 2012 and November 1, 2017, who used a finger scanner.
The settlement website estimates that each person will receive $970 in compensation, but the final amount is dependent on how many apply.
It does not require claimants to fill in a form; instead, they will be sent their payments automatically.
This is as long as someone hasn’t already excluded themselves from the class pool.
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