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If you worked for Burroughs Inc. as a Technician, however variously titled, including as a Service Technician (collectively, “Technician”), you may be entitled to a payment from the settlement of a collective action arbitration if you complete and return a consent form.
An Arbitrator authorized this website. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.
This notice pertains to any Burroughs Inc. (“Burroughs”) Technician employed by Burroughs in California from June 24, 2022 through June 24, 2026, and anywhere else in the United States or Puerto Rico at any time during June 24, 2023 through June 24, 2026 (the “Relevant Period”).
A former Technician known as the “Named Claimant” has filed a demand in arbitration against Burroughs as a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The arbitration is known as Rivera v. Burroughs Inc. The arbitration alleges that Burroughs failed to properly compensate Technicians for all hours worked over forty (40) hours per week as a result of time they allegedly worked prior to the start of the shift from home, during unpaid meal breaks, and after the end of the shift while off the clock and unpaid.
Burroughs denies the allegations in the arbitration, and maintains that it at all times properly compensated its Technicians. The parties have entered into this settlement solely with the intention to avoid further disputes and litigation with the attendant inconvenience and expense. The Arbitrator has not made any ruling on the merits of the Named Claimant’s claims, and no party has prevailed in this action.
Under the allocation formula created by the settlement, you may be eligible to receive a settlement payment, subject to deductions for applicable taxes. This amount is based on the number of weeks you worked as a Technician during the time period covered by this settlement, according to Burroughs’ records.
Your
legal rights may be affected, and you have a choice to make now:
These rights and options – and the deadlines to exercise them – are explained in this notice.
Basic Information
In a “Collective Action,” one or more people called “Named Claimants” sue on behalf of people who have similar claims. The other Technicians who have similar claims who opt in to the Collective Action will become “Collective Members.” You may opt in to the Collective Action and participate in the settlement of the arbitration by signing and returning the Consent to Join and Release Form.
Benefits – What You Get
Burroughs has agreed to pay up to $6,375,000.00 into a fund to pay Collective Members’ settlement payments (including Collective Members’ share of applicable federal, state and local taxes), Arbitrator-approved attorneys’ fees and costs of $2,581,025.11, Arbitrator-approved General Release Payments of up to $10,000.00 each to eight (8) General Release Payment Recipients, in exchange for full general releases of their individual claims only, and the fees and costs of the Settlement Claims Administrator, and applicable taxes.
After deducting the Arbitrator-approved attorneys’ fees and costs, the Arbitrator-approved General Release Payments, and the fees and costs of the Settlement Claims Administrator, the remaining amount will be divided among current and former Technicians who are covered by the settlement, based on the number of weeks they worked as Technicians during the period covered by the settlement. Settlement checks which are not cashed within 120 days of issuance will be null and void.
Based on the formula that has been approved by the Arbitrator, in exchange for properly executing and timely returning your Consent to Join and Release Form, you may be entitled to receive a settlement payment, half of which is subject to deductions for applicable taxes and withholdings like any other paycheck, and for which you will receive a W-2; and half of which will be reported on an IRS Form 1099.
The settlement allocation formula takes into account the number of weeks you worked as a Technician during the period covered by the settlement according to Burroughs’ records. The Settlement Agreement contains the exact allocation formula. You may obtain a copy of the Settlement Agreement by following the instructions in Paragraph 9, below.
How You Get a Payment
To get your payment, you must fully complete
the Consent to Join and Release Form and mail it to
the Settlement Claims Administrator postmarked no later than September
13, 2026. You may also fax or e-mail the Consent to Join and Release Form to the Settlement Claims Administrator, or submit it electronically, by no later than September
13, 2026. The Settlement Claims Administrator’s complete contact information is:
CAC Services Group
6420 Flying Cloud Dr Ste 101
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Phone: (866) 602-2260
Facsimile: (888) 495-9746
E-mail: info@cacsg.com
If you return a properly completed Consent to Join and Release Form to the Settlement Claims Administrator by the deadline, you will be sent a settlement check in approximately five (5) months. Please be patient.
The above notwithstanding, to the extent
you are a California-based Technician and worked during the Relevant Period,
you do not have to return a consent form to participate in the settlement.
Rather, you will be mailed a settlement check and given an opportunity to participate
in the settlement by cashing it or otherwise depositing your settlement check.
You will be sent a check within approximately five (5) months of submitting your Consent to Join and Release Form. Please be patient.
You will not become a member of the Collective Action and participate in the settlement unless you return a properly completed Consent to Join and Release Form by the deadline. Once you become part of the Collective Action, you cannot sue, continue to sue, or be a party in any other arbitration against Burroughs about any of the claims at issue in this case or any other federal, state and/or local wage and hour claims. Specifically, you will release Burroughs and its current or former owners, officials, directors, officers, shareholders, affiliates, subsidiaries, agents, employee benefit plans, plan administrators, representatives, servants, employees, former employees, attorneys, insurers, subsidiaries, parents, divisions, branches, units, successors, predecessors, and assigns (collectively the “Released Parties”) from: any and all wage and hour claims that accrued during your employment as a Technician, relating back to the full extent of the Relevant Period and continuing through the Arbitrator’s approval of the settlement, including, without limitation, all state and federal claims for minimum wages, unpaid or underpaid overtime wages, prompt pay-related claims, record-keeping or pay stub violations, and related claims for interest, liquidated damages, penalties, attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses.
The Lawyers Representing You
The Arbitrator has decided that the lawyers at the law firm of the Shavitz Law Group, P.A. are qualified to represent you and all Collective Action Members. These lawyers are called “Claimants’ Counsel.” You will not be charged for these lawyers. You can find more information about Claimants’ Counsel at: www.shavitzlaw.com.
Otherwise, if you have any questions, you may contact Claimants’ Counsel at:
Gregg I. Shavitz
Paolo Meireles
Tamra C. Givens
Shavitz Law Group, P.A.
622 Banyan Trail, Suite 200
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Telephone: (561) 447-8888
SLG@shavitzlaw.com
You do not need to retain your own attorney in order to participate in the settlement. However, if you want to be represented by your own lawyer, you may hire one at your own expense.
Claimants’ Counsel will request that the Arbitrator approve payment of up to forty percent (40%) of the Gross Fund, or $2,550,000.00, for attorneys’ fees for Claimants’ Counsel. These fees will compensate Claimants’ Counsel for investigating the facts, litigating the case, and negotiating the settlement. Claimants’ Counsel will also seek reimbursement of $31,025.11 for their out-of-pocket costs and expenses.
Getting More Information
This website summarizes the proposed settlement.
More details are in a Settlement Agreement. If there is any discrepancy between
this website and the Settlement Agreement, the terms of the Settlement Agreement
will control. You can obtain a copy of the Settlement Agreement by going to the "Case Documents" page,
or otherwise sending a request in writing
to the Settlement Claims Administrator at the contact information listed in
Paragraph 4, above. Alternatively, you can contact your lawyers at Shavitz
Law Group, P.A. at the contact information listed at Paragraph 7, above.
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