On June 7, 2017, the Named Plaintiff filed this putative collective action on behalf of herself and other similarly-situated In-Home Supportive Services (“IHSS”) Providers (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) who worked in the County of Los Angeles (“Defendant” or “the County”). The Named Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint against the County on July 17, 2017. In the suit, Plaintiffs allege that the County failed to pay overtime compensation for overtime hours worked under applicable federal law for the time of January 1, 2015 to January 31, 2016. Plaintiffs sought to recover unpaid overtime wages, liquidated damages, and other related relief.

The Court conditionally certified this lawsuit as a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) on December 11, 2019. Notice of the lawsuit was sent by mail, email and text message, as applicable, to all eligible IHSS Providers, giving them an opportunity to join the lawsuit to assert a claim. Because you filed a “consent to join form,” you are part of the collective action.

Providers are only included in the settlement if they: a) returned their consent forms by the end of the notice period; b) worked as a Provider in Los Angeles County; and c) worked compensable overtime hours between January 1, 2015 and January 31, 2016 that were within their respective two-year statute of limitations.