Carle FLSA Settlement

If you wish to participate in and receive money from the settlement, you must submit a Claim Form to the Claims Administrator.

A copy of the required Claim Form is included with the mailed Notice. Your Claim Form must be emailed, faxed, submitted online or postmarked by and mailed to the Claims Administrator no later than August 29, 2025 in order to be considered timely and valid. If you do not email, fax or mail your Claim Form by August 29, 2025, then your Claim Form will not be valid or timely and you will not be able to participate in the settlement or receive a settlement payment, and you will waive your rights and claims under the Illinois Minimum Wage Law and the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act arising out of any work that you performed on behalf of Defendant and the Released Parties that may have been due to you on any date up through January 25, 2025.

If you submit a Claim Form, you will be agreeing to the waiver and release of claims included in the Settlement Agreement and as set forth in the Notice in Paragraph 6(b) and as contained on the Claim Form in exchange for a settlement payment.

You may exclude yourself from the lawsuit and “opt-out” of the settlement by submitting a written request for exclusion to the Claims Administrator.

Your request for exclusion must be emailed, faxed or postmarked by and mailed to the Claims Administrator no later than August 29, 2025. The request for exclusion must include your name, address, and telephone number. Persons who request exclusion from the lawsuit will not be bound by the Settlement Agreement, the release set forth therein, or any further proceedings in the lawsuit.

If you do not submit a timely request for exclusion from the lawsuit and settlement and if you do not submit a valid and timely Claim Form, (i) you will continue to be included in the lawsuit; (ii) you will be bound by the final order of dismissal in the lawsuit, and (iii) you will be bound by the Settlement Agreement, including the waiver and release of claims included therein and set forth in Paragraph 6(a) in the Notice.

If you are not satisfied with the proposed settlement and if you have not submitted a Request for Exclusion, you may object to the settlement by filing a written objection with the Claims Administrator at the address set forth in Paragraph 5(b) of the Notice, by no later than August 29, 2025. For an objection to be considered by the Court, the objection must set forth the following: (i) the name of the Litigation; (ii) the objector’s full name, address, email address, and telephone number; (iii) an explanation of the basis upon which the objector claims to be a Settlement Class Member; (iv) all grounds for the objection, accompanied by any legal support for the objection; (v) the identity of all counsel who represent the objector, including any former or current counsel who previously represented the objector and may be entitled to compensation for any reason related to the objection to the Settlement, the Fee and Expense Award application, or the application for Service Awards; (vi) the identity of all counsel representing the objector who will appear at the Fairness Hearing; and (vii) the objector’s signature on the written objection (an attorney’s signature is not sufficient).

If you file a written objection and intend to appear at the Final Approval Hearing, either in person or through counsel, you must state in your written objection that you intend to appear, the purpose of the appearance, whether you are represented by counsel, and, if so, the name and address of such counsel. You will not be heard at the Final Approval Hearing unless you have filed a timely and proper written objection. If you neither timely request exclusion under Paragraph (5)(b), nor enter an appearance through counsel of your own choice, your interests and rights will be represented by Class Counsel.

If you do not submit a Claim Form and do not request to exclude yourself, you will still release your claims but will not receive a payment.