South et al. vs. Armstrong et al. Case No. 20CV29671
NOTICE TO CLASS OF RIGHT TO OPT-OUT
- TO: all Oregon employees of Donald D. Armstrong, Lori Armstrong, UTB Enterprises, LLC, or Goldenband, LLC who had an unpaid clocked-out period of fewer than 30 minutes during a pay period the regular payday for which was on or after March 8, 2014 (the “Class” or “Class Members”).
Introduction
- There is currently pending in the Multnomah County Circuit Court (the “Court”) an action brought under Oregon’s wage-and-hour laws captioned as above (the “Action”). The Court has certified this case as a class action, and records indicate that you are or may be a member of the class. This notice constitutes notice to the Class of the right to opt out of the class action against the Defendants and the required procedures for doing so.
Description of the Class Action
- On August 26, 2020, Timothy South and Sharla Gaskill (the “Class Representatives” or “Plaintiffs”) filed the Action with the Court, on behalf of themselves and purportedly on behalf of the putative Class Members, against Donald D. Armstrong, Lori Armstrong, UTB Enterprises, LLC, and Goldenband, LLC (the “Defendants”), asserting that the Defendants violated Oregon law by failing to pay for clocked-out breaks of fewer than 30 minutes on or after March 8, 2014 (collectively, the “Claims”).
- Plaintiffs have brought this action under state wage and hour statutes for certain current and former Oregon employees who were not paid for clocked-out breaks of fewer than 30 minutes on or after March 8, 2014, to recover unpaid wages, civil penalties, prejudgment interest, attorney fees, costs, and disbursements from the Defendants.
Your Rights in the Class Action
- If you received a Notice in the mail addressed to you, that means that Plaintiffs have identified you, to the best of their knowledge, information, and belief, as someone who was employed on an hourly basis by one or more of the Defendants during a pay period the regular payday for which was on or after March 8, 2014. If you wish to participate in the case against the Defendants, and to potentially share in any money recovered from them, you do not need to do anything. If you had an unpaid break of less than 30 minutes during that time, you are already a part of the class. If you remain in the class, you will be bound by any rulings or judgment in the case, whether favorable or unfavorable, including on the Class’s claim for money damages.
If you do not want to participate in this Class Action, you may opt out of the Class by submitting a written, signed, and dated statement of your wish to opt out (including your name, address, telephone number and social security number) by certified mail, return receipt requested, to South v Armstrong Notice Administrator, c/o Settlement Services, Inc, PO Box 10269, Tallahassee, FL 32302-2269 Phone: (833) 419-0987, Email: claims@ssiclaims.com. The written, signed, and dated opt-out statement (including your name, address, telephone number, and social security number) must be received no later than February 15, 2024 (the “Opt-Out Deadline”). Any requests for exclusion received after the Opt-Out Deadline will not be effective, and such person will be a member of the Class. If you are excluded from the class, you will not be bound by any rulings or judgment in this case and will keep any rights you may have to sue the Defendants separately for the same legal claims in this case.
Other Information
- Any questions from members of the Class concerning this notice or the Class Action should be directed to South v Armstrong Notice Administrator, c/o Settlement Services, Inc, PO Box 10269, Tallahassee, FL 32302-2269, Phone: (833) 419-0987, Email: claims@ssiclaims.com.
- While the Court has approved the sending of this notice, that does not indicate, and is not intended to indicate, that the Court has any opinion as to the merits of the respective claims or defenses asserted by the parties in the Class Action.