Settlement Payments to Settlement Class Members. (a) Settlement Class Members shall have until the Claims Deadline to submit a Claim Form. The Settlement Administrator shall have sole and final authority to determine if a Claim Form is an Approved Claim. Each Settlement Class Member who submits an Approved Claim shall be entitled to a payment of a pro rata share of their respective State-Specific Settlement Fund, after payment of Settlement Administration Expenses, the Fee Award, and any incentive award to that Settlement Class’s respective class representative.
(b) Within twenty-eight (28) days of the Effective Date, or such other date as the Court may set, the Settlement Administrator shall send settlement payments from the State-Specific Settlement Fund to Settlement Class Members with Approved Claims by electronic deposit or by check via First Class U.S. Mail to the address provided on the Claim Form, as elected by the Settlement Class Member with an Approved Claim.
(c) Each payment issued to a Settlement Class Member by check will state on the face of the check that it will become null and void unless cashed within one hundred and eighty (180) calendar days after the date of issuance.
(d) In the event that an electronic deposit to a Settlement Class Member is unable to be processed, the Settlement Administrator shall attempt to contact the Settlement Class Member within twenty-eight (28) days thereafter to correct the problem.
(e) To the extent that a check issued to an Settlement Class Member is not cashed within one hundred and eighty (180) days after the date of issuance or an electronic deposit is unable to be processed within one hundred and eighty (180) days of the first attempt, such funds shall revert to the respective State-Specific Settlement Fund to be distributed pro rata to Settlement Class Members with Approved Claims if practicable, or in a manner as otherwise directed by the Court upon application made by Class Counsel.
Settlement Payments to Settlement Class Members a. Settlement Class Members shall have until the Claims Deadline to submit Claim Forms. Each Settlement Class Member who submits an Approved Claim shall be entitled to a Settlement Payment.
b. Within fourteen (14) days after the Claims Deadline, the Settlement Administrator shall process all Claim Forms submitted by Settlement Class Members and shall determine which claims are valid and initially approved and which claims are initially rejected.
c. Within fourteen (14) days of the Claims Deadline, the Settlement Administrator will submit to Class Counsel and Defendant’s Counsel a report listing all initially approved and initially rejected Claims.
d. Class Counsel and Defendant’s Counsel shall have fourteen (14) days after the date they receive the report listing the initially approved and initially rejected claims to audit and challenge any initially approved or initially rejected claims. Class Counsel and Defendant’s Counsel shall meet and confer in an effort to resolve any disputes or disagreements over any initially approved or rejected claims. The Settlement Administrator shall have the authority for determining if Settlement Class Members’ Claim Forms are complete, timely, and accepted as an Approved Claim.
e. Within twenty-eight (28) days of the Effective Date, or such other date as the Court may set, the Settlement Administrator shall send Settlement Payments from the Settlement Fund by electronic deposit or by check via First Class U.S. Mail to the address provided on the Approved Claim Form, as elected by the Class Member with an Approved Claim.
f. Each payment issued to a Class Member by check will state on the face of the check that it will become null and void unless cashed within ninety (90) calendar days after the date of issuance.
g. In the event that an electronic deposit to a Class Member is unable to be processed, the Settlement Administrator shall attempt to contact the Class Member within thirty (30) calendar days to correct the problem.
h. To the extent that a check issued to a Settlement Class Member is not cashed within ninety (90) days after the date of issuance or an electronic deposit is unable to be processed within ninety (90) days of the first attempt, such funds shall be distributed as cy pres to the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, earmarked to support its Government Accountability and Personal Privacy efforts (a non-profit organization that advocates to protect Illinoisans’ privacy rights), subject to approval by...
Settlement Payments to Settlement Class Members. After the Effective Date, Settlement Payments shall be made from the Net Settlement Fund to Settlement Class Members who submit Valid Claims in accordance with the Plan of Allocation.
Settlement Payments to Settlement Class Members. Except as provided in Scenario 1 (defined below), the entire Net Settlement Fund will be distributed as Settlement Payments to Settlement Class Members who submit Valid Claims.
Settlement Payments to Settlement Class Members. The entire Net Settlement Fund will initially be distributed to Settlement Class Members who submit Valid Claims and have not submitted a valid and timely request for exclusion (in accordance with § 5.2 below), as follows.
2.4.1. Each DSL Claimant will receive a proportionate and equal share of the DSL Net Settlement Fund, but each DSL Claimant’s share will be capped at $100 (one hundred dollars). This sum will be calculated by the Settlement Administrator and will be based upon the number of DSL Claimants and the amount of the DSL Net Settlement Fund. In the event that the DSL Net Settlement Fund exceeds the total value of Valid Claims by DSL Claimants or there is money remaining in the DSL Net Settlement Fund after the second distribution described in § 2.5, the remaining amount left in the DSL Net Settlement Fund will be paid to the Cy Pres Recipient designated for the DSL Net Settlement Fund.
2.4.2. Each ARL Claimant will receive a share of the ARL Net Settlement Fund proportionate to the amount the person was charged under an automatic renewal or continuous service program for Bumble Boost during the Settlement Class Period. The amount payable to any particular ARL Claimant is calculated as a percentage (the same percentage for each ARL Claimant) of the ARL Net Settlement Fund, calculated by:
(i) dividing the ARL Net Settlement Fund by the total renewal amount charged to all ARL Claimants under the automatic renewal or continuous service program for Bumble Boost and then
(ii) multiplying the resulting quotient by the amount charged to the particular ARL Claimant under the automatic renewal or continuous service program for Bumble Boost but (iii) in no event shall an ARL Claimant’s share exceed the total amount they were charged in renewal payments for Bumble Boost.
2.4.3. In the event that the ARL Net Settlement fund exceeds the total value of Valid Claims by ARL Claimants or there is money remaining in the ARL Net Settlement Fund after the second distribution described in § 2.5, the remaining amount left in the ARL Net Settlement Fund will be paid to the Cy Pres Recipient designated for the ARL Net Settlement Fund.
Settlement Payments to Settlement Class Members a. The Settlement Administrator shall send each Settlement Class Member a Settlement Payment by check from the Settlement Fund within twenty-eight (28) days of the Effective Date via First Class U.S. Mail to their last known mailing address, as updated through the National Change of Address database if necessary by the Settlement Administrator. No claims procedure will be required.
b. All Settlement Payments will be designated as wages subject to wage withholdings, including employee and employer withholdings, and will be reported on IRS Form W-2 and any applicable state or local tax form. The Settlement Administrator will withhold those entire withholdings related to the Settlement Payments from the Escrow Account. The Settlement Class Members shall be responsible and liable for payment of all employee share of taxes and penalties, levy, or fines, if any, in connection with their Settlement Payment. Pipeline shall not be responsible for paying any portion of the employer share of taxes in addition to the Settlement Fund.
c. All Settlement Payments will state on the face of the check that the check will expire and become null and void unless cashed within ninety (90) days after the date of issuance.
d. To the extent that a check issued to a Settlement Class Member is not cashed within ninety (90) days after the date of issuance, the check will be void, and such funds shall be distributed to Cara Chicago, xxxxx://xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx/Cara-Chicago/, a nonprofit specializing in job placement and retraining services, subject to approval of the District Court.
Settlement Payments to Settlement Class Members a. Settlement Class Members shall have until the Claims Deadline to submit Claim Forms. The parties agree that each Settlement Class Member who submits an Approved Claim shall be entitled to a Settlement Payment – Rule 23 and will be deemed to have opted-in to the FLSA collective in this Action, thus entitling them to a Settlement Payment – Section 216(b) as well The Settlement Administrator shall send such Settlement Payments via First Class U.S. Mail to the address provided on the Approved Claim Form.
b. Within five (5) calendar days after the Claims Deadline, the Settlement Administrator shall process all Claim Forms submitted by Settlement Class Members and shall determine which claims are valid and initially approved and which claims are initially rejected. Settlement Administrator may request additional information prior to initially accepting or rejecting any Claim Form submitted. Settlement Administrator shall employ reasonable procedures to screen Claim Forms for abuse and/or fraud.
c. Within five (5) calendar days of the Claims Deadline, the Settlement Administrator will submit to Counsel for the Parties a report listing all initially approved and initially rejected Claims, including a copy of the underlying Claim Forms.
d. Counsel for the Parties shall have ten (10) calendar days after the date they receive the report listing the initially approved and initially rejected claims to audit and challenge any initially approved or initially rejected claims. Counsel for the Parties shall meet and confer in an effort to resolve any disputes or disagreements over any initially approved or rejected claims. Counsel for the Parties shall have sole and final authority for determining if Settlement Class Members’ Claim Forms are complete, timely, and accepted as Approved Claims.
e. The Settlement Administrator shall issue each Settlement Class Member with an Approved Claim a Settlement Payment by check for the alleged wages less applicable withholding and a second check for the alleged liquidated damages. The Settlement Payment shall be sent to Settlement Class Members within fourteen (14) calendar days of the Effective Date. All Settlement Payments will state on the face of the check that the check will expire and become null and void unless cashed within ninety (90) calendar days after the date of issuance.
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Settlement Payments to Settlement Class Members a. The Settlement Administrator shall send each Settlement Class Member a Settlement Payment by check within twenty-eight (28) days of the Effective Date via First Class U.S. Mail to their last known mailing address, as updated through the NCOA database if necessary by the Settlement Administrator.
b. All Settlement Payments will state on the face of the check that the check will expire and become null and void unless cashed within ninety (90) days after the date of issuance.
c. To the extent that a check issued to a Settlement Class Member is not cashed within ninety (90) days after the date of issuance, that check will be void. A second check will be issued to that Settlement Class Member (“Second Check”). The Second Check shall be cashed within 90 days of mailing of the Second Check. If the Second Check is not cashed within that time frame, the Second Check will be void. If the amount of the uncashed Second Checks, totals more than $25,000, an additional check will be issued, on a pro rata basis to Settlement Class Members who cashed the Settlement Payment. If the amount of uncashed Second Checks is less than $25,000, the remaining funds shall be distributed to Prairie State Legal Services pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/2-807(b) agreed to by the parties or decided by the Court.
d. In no event shall any amount paid by Defendant into the Escrow Account revert to Providence.
Settlement Payments to Settlement Class Members a. Provided the preconditions to payment are satisfied, each Settlement Class Member shall be issued a total Settlement Award that is equal to the Net Settlement Amount divided by 1,427. The Settlement Award shall be issued in two payments as set forth below.
b. The Parties agree that the each Settlement Award issued to Settlement Class Members represents liquidated damages, penalties and other relief and shall be considered as non-wage income to each recipient and reported on an I.R.S.
Settlement Payments to Settlement Class Members. 2.1.1 Within twenty-eight (28) days of receiving Notice of this Settlement Agreement, each eligible Settlement Class Member who wishes to participate in the financial benefit afforded by this settlement shall submit a Settlement Claim. The Settlement Administrator shall send each Settlement Class Member who submits such a valid Settlement Claim a Settlement Payment by check from the Settlement Fund, as specified herein.
2.1.2 All Settlement Payments will state on the face of the check that the check will expire and become null and void unless cashed within ninety (90) days after the date of issuance.
2.1.3 After all Settlement Payments, Fee Award, Incentive Payments, and/or Settlement Administrator Fees are paid out of the Settlement Fund, all money left in the Settlement Fund that has been unclaimed, including uncashed and/or voided checks, shall revert back and be paid to Defendant, as specified herein.
