C&H Settlement
On January 27, 2017, Plaintiff Ray Strong brought an action in the United States District Court for Northern District of California, entitled Strong et. Al v. C& H Sugar Company, Inc. Case 4:17-cv-00480-DMR. This action alleged causes of action under the Fair Labor Standards Act and California law related to incentive payments received through a collective bargaining agreement between C & H Sugar Company, Inc. and Sugar Workers, Local 1. As a result of mediation, the parties reached a settlement for all current and former employees covered by the agreement who opted into the action (“Opt-In Plaintiffs”) and those individuals who did not opt-in (“Putative Plaintiffs”)
To review the proposed settlement click the link below:
On September 6, 2018 the court has granted preliminary approval of the proposed settlement. You will receive notice directly from the settlement administrator about your individual payment and the process to claim this payment. You will also be informed of your opportunity to object the proposed settlement as well as your right to opt out of the settlement entirely. If you opt out of the proposed settlement you will not be bound by its terms and you will not receive any money. If you do not opt out of the settlement you will be bound by its terms to the fullest extent possible.
A hearing for final approval of the settlement is scheduled for April 4, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be held at 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 16th Floor, San Francisco, California 94102, 17th Floor, Courtroom 3. You are not required to attend this hearing.
Please revisit this website in the future for up to date information as to the status of this proposed settlement.