Eric Evans (“Plaintiff”), a former employee of Defendants filed a lawsuit against Jacobs Solutions Inc. and CH2M HILL, Inc. on behalf of himself and a proposed class of allegedly similarly situated employees. The lawsuit, Evans v. Jacobs Solutions Inc., et al. Case No. 24-2-14584-2 SEA (the “Lawsuit” or the “Case”) is currently pending in King County Superior Court. Plaintiff claimed in the lawsuit that Defendants violated Washington law as part of their implementation of a revised personalized paid time off program (“PPTO”). As part of the implementation, employees with accrued but unused paid time off under the legacy paid time off program (“PTO”) were provided with restricted stock units (“RSUs”) in an amount equal to their accrued but unused PTO in exchange for their legacy PTO. Plaintiff contends that the accrued but unused PTO that was converted to RSUs was available to be cashed out upon termination; and that therefore, the conversion of the accrued but unused PTO to RSUs amounted to a rebate of wages in violation of the law.
YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT | |
CURRENT EMPLOYEE OPTION TO SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM | As a current employee of Defendants, you have an option to either: (a) forfeit the RSUs that were granted to you as part of the implementation of the PPTO program and have your legacy PTO restored by submitting the attached Claim Form in compliance with the terms of this Notice; or (b) do nothing and keep the RSUs that were granted to you as part of the implementation of the PPTO program. More details regarding these options are provided in the Notice. The deadline to submit a Claim Form is December 2, 2024. NOTE: in the event your employment with Defendants is terminated after the mailing of this notice but prior to the effective date of the settlement, you will receive a monetary payment in accordance with the relief provided to former employee Settlement Class Members, as descried in the Notice. |
CURRENT EMPLOYEE ONLY: OPTION TO DO NOTHING | If you do nothing, you will remain in the Settlement Class, will keep the RSUs that were granted to you as part of the implementation of the PPTO program, and will give up any right to sue Defendants. |
FORMER EMPLOYEE OPTION - DO NOTHING | If you do nothing, you will remain in the Settlement Class, will keep the RSUs that were granted to you as part of the implementation of the PPTO program, and will give up any right to sue Defendants. |
EXCLUDE YOURSELF FROM THE SETTLEMENT | If you request to be excluded, you will no longer be in the Settlement Class and will not be eligible to receive any benefits from the Settlement. This is the only option that allows you to keep any right to sue Defendants about the same legal claims in this Lawsuit. The deadline to request exclusion from the Settlement is December 2, 2024. |
OBJECT TO THE SETTLEMENT | Write to the Court explaining why you do not agree with the Settlement. You must not exclude yourself from the Settlement if you wish to object. The deadline to object is December 2, 2024. |
ATTEND THE FINAL APPROVAL HEARING | You may ask the Court for permission for you or your attorney to speak about your objection at the Final Approval Hearing. The Final Approval Hearing will be held on December 20, 2024, at 9:00 A.M. |
Upcoming Important Dates
Response Deadline
12/2/2024
Final Approval Hearing
12/20/2024 at 9:00 a.m.