Service Awards to Plaintiffs. Prior to the Fairness Hearing, Plaintiffs will petition the Court for a Service Award from the Settlement Fund for each Named Plaintiff. Defendant will not oppose such application provided the combined amounts of the Service Awards for each Named Plaintiff does not exceed $50,000. The Service Awards shall be paid in addition to Plaintiffs’ recovery from the formula allocation from the Net Settlement Fund, but all amounts for both the Service Awards and formula allocation will be paid out of the Settlement Fund. The outcome of the Court’s ruling on the application for a Service Award shall not terminate this Agreement or otherwise affect the Court’s ruling on the Motion for Judgment and Final Approval. The effectiveness of this Settlement is not conditioned upon the Court awarding any specific amount as a Service Award.
Service Awards to Plaintiffs. Subject to Court approval, the Settlement Administrator shall pay a Service Award of up to $10,000 each to Plaintiffs Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxx from the Settlement Fund in recognition of their efforts and time expended on behalf of the Class. Apple agrees not to oppose Plaintiffs’ application for service awards of up to $10,000 for each Plaintiff, which shall be in addition to their respective Settlement Awards. The Settlement Administrator shall pay any Court-approved Service Awards within fifteen (15) business days after the Effective Date. For tax purposes, these Service Awards will be treated as 100% non-wage claim payments. Apple shall issue, through the Settlement Administrator, IRS Form Misc. 1099s for the Service Award payments to Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs shall be responsible for providing both Apple and the Settlement Administrator with a valid W-2 prior to the Effective Date in order to receive their Service Award.
Service Awards to Plaintiffs. Class Counsel will ask the Court to approve a Service Award to Xxxxxxx in the amount of $100,000.00 and to Xxxxxx in the amount of $50,000.00. Defendant will not oppose these requests. In addition to compensating Plaintiffs for serving as Named Plaintiffs in the Action, these Service Awards constitute consideration to Plaintiffs for their general release of claims. Further, the Service Award paid to Xxxxxxx provides consideration to Xxxxxxx for the dismissal of her FMLA claims, with prejudice.6 This Settlement is not contingent upon the Court’s approval of the requested Service Awards. To the extent the Court reduces the requested Service Awards, the amount(s) will remain the property of Defendant. Plaintiffs will not be entitled to any Service Awards from Defendant unless the Court approves the Settlement. The Settlement Administrator will treat any Service Awards as non-wage income and issue to Plaintiffs IRS Forms 1099, or the appropriate equivalent, other than half of the portion of Xxxxxxx’x Service Award that is consideration for the dismissal of her FMLA claim. 6 In addition to the settlement of the wage and hour claims that the Parties will ask the Court to approve, as previously noted, as part of the Settlement, the Parties also negotiated and resolved Xxxxxxx’x individual claims under the FMLA.
Service Awards to Plaintiffs. Class Counsel also will petition the Court to award from the Settlement Fund a service award to Plaintiff Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($5,000.00) for services rendered to the Class. In addition, Class Counsel also will request service awards from the Settlement Fund on behalf of Plaintiffs Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx-Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxxx, and Xxxx Xxxxxx in the amount of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and No Cents ($2,500.00) for services rendered to the Class. Finally, Class Counsel will request a service award from the Settlement Fund for the subclass representative Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx in the amount of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and No Cents ($2,500.00) for services rendered to the subclass. Defendant will not oppose such applications. The service awards and the requirements for obtaining such payments are separate and apart from, and in addition to, Plaintiffs’ recovery from the Net Settlement Fund. The substance of the above-referenced Plaintiffs’ applications for service payments is not part of this Agreement and is to be considered separately from the Court’s consideration of the fairness, reasonableness, adequacy and good faith of the settlement of the Litigation. The outcome of the Court’s ruling on the application(s) for service awards shall not terminate this Agreement or otherwise affect the Court’s ruling on the Motion for Judgment and Final Approval. Any monies not approved by the Court become part of the Net Settlement Fund.
Service Awards to Plaintiffs i. In the Approval Motion, Plaintiffs’ Counsel will apply for Service Awards, to be paid from the Gross Settlement Amount for their services rendered to the Eligible Collective Members, as follows:
Service Awards to Plaintiffs. Subject to Court approval, Plaintiffs will request a Service Award of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) for Lead Plaintiff Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx and Service Awards of five hundred dollars ($500.00) each for Plaintiffs Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx, and Xxxx Xxxxxxxx in recognition of the time, efforts, and risks taken by Plaintiffs in commencing the Action and related actions, both financial and otherwise. WM will not oppose this request for Service Awards to Plaintiffs. The Service Awards shall be in addition to the other benefits provided by the Settlement to Settlement Class Members and shall be paid separately by WM and will not reduce settlement benefits to Settlement Class Members.
Service Awards to Plaintiffs. Before or at the same time as Plaintiffs seek final approval of the Settlement Agreement, Class Counsel shall move the Court for Service Awards for the Class Representatives in an amount not to exceed $5,000 each. C.R.E. agrees not to oppose such requests. Service Awards approved by the Court will be provided from the Settlement Fund.
