Participating Class Members’ Release Clause Samples

Participating Class Members’ Release. After the Judgment is final and Freedom has fully funded the Gross Settlement and separately paid all employer payroll taxes, Participating Class Members will be legally barred from asserting any of the claims released under the Settlement. This means that unless you opted out by validly excluding yourself from the Class Settlement, you cannot sue, continue to sue, or be part of any other lawsuit against Freedom or related entities for wages based on the Class Period facts, as alleged in the Action and resolved by this Settlement. The Participating Class Members will be bound by the following release: All Participating Class Members, on behalf of themselves and their respective former and present representatives, agents, attorneys, heirs, administrators, successors, and assigns, release Released Parties from all claims that were alleged, or reasonably could have been alleged, based on the Class Period facts stated in the Operative Complaint and ascertained in the course of the Action including, without limitation, claims for: (1) failure to pay all minimum wages; (2) failure to pay all overtime wages; (3) meal period violations; (4) rest break violations; (5) untimely payment of wages; (6) wage statement violations; (7) failure to provide paid sick leave; (8) waiting time penalties; (9) failure to reimburse business expenses; and (10) violations of unfair competition law. Participating Class Members do not release any other claims, including claims for vested benefits, wrongful termination, violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act, unemployment insurance, disability, social security, workers’ compensation, or claims based on facts occurring outside the Class Period.

Participating Class Members’ Release. After the Judgment is final and Defendant has fully funded the Gross Settlement and separately paid all employer payroll taxes, Participating Class Members will be legally barred from asserting any of the claims released under the Settlement. This means that unless you opted out by validly excluding yourself from the Class Settlement, you cannot sue, continue to sue, or be part of any other lawsuit against Defendant or related entities for claims based on the Class Period facts and PAGA penalties based on PAGA Period facts, as alleged in the Action and resolved by this Settlement. The Participating Class Members will be bound by the following release: All Participating Class Members, on behalf of themselves and their respective former and present representatives, agents, attorneys, spouses, heirs, administrators, successors, and assigns, release Released Parties from all claims that were alleged, or reasonably could have been alleged, through the Class Period, based on the facts stated in the Operative Complaint and ascertained in the course of the Action, including but not limited to claims for (1) failure to pay overtime; (2) failure to authorize and/or permit meal breaks or pay lawful premiums; (3) failure to authorize and/or permit rest breaks; (4) failure to reimburse for business-related expenditures; (5) failure to furnish accurate wage statements; (6) waiting time penalties; (7) unfair business practices; and (8) violation of Labor Code sections 200, 201, 202, 203, 218.5, 226, 226.7, 500, 510, 512, 558, 1194, 1198, 2802, and all applicable IWC Wage Orders, Business and Professions Code section 17200 et seq., as well as any and all wage and hour claims asserted or which could have been asserted based on the factual allegations contained in the Operative Complaint, through the Class Period, including, but not limited to, any and all claims for unpaid wages, economic damages, non- economic damages, any other damages, statutory penalties, waiting time penalties, liquidated damages, and all other associated damages and/or statutory penalties, including but not limited to damages and/or penalties for claims under Labor Code sections 200, 201, 202, 203, 218.5, 226, 226.7, 500, 510, 512, 558, 1194, 1198, 2802, and all applicable IWC Wage Orders, Business and Professions Code section 17200 et seq., and any and all claims or potential claims for lost wages and/or benefits, consequential economic damages, other economic damages, punitive damages, any other da...

Participating Class Members’ Release. After the Judgment is final and Defendant has fully funded the Gross Settlement and separately paid all employer payroll taxes, Participating Class Members will be legally barred from asserting any of the claims released under the Settlement. This means that unless you opted out by validly excluding yourself from the Class Settlement, you cannot sue, continue to sue, or be part of any other lawsuit against Defendant or related entities based on the facts alleged in the Action for the Class Period or the PAGA Period, as alleged in the Action and resolved by this Settlement. The Participating Class Members will be bound by the following release: All Participating Class Members, on behalf of themselves and their respective former and present representatives, agents, attorneys, heirs, administrators, successors, and assigns, release the Released Parties from (i) all claims that were alleged, or reasonably could have been alleged, based on the Class Period facts stated in the Operative Complaint and ascertained in the course of the Action including, violation of Labor Code sections 510 and 1198 (unpaid overtime), violation of Labor Code sections 226.7 and 512(a) (unpaid meal period premiums), violation of Labor Code section 226.7 (unpaid rest period premiums), violation of Labor Code sections 1194 and 1197 (unpaid minimum wages), violation of Labor Code sections 201 and 202 (final wages not timely paid), violation of Labor Code section 226(a) (non-compliant wage statements), violations of Labor Code sections 2800 and 2802 (unreimbursed business expenses), violation of Business & Professions Code section 17200, et seq.. Except as set forth in Section 5.3 of the Settlement Agreement, Participating Class Members do not release any other claims, including claims for vested benefits, wrongful termination, violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act, unemployment insurance, disability, social security, workers’ compensation, or claims based on facts occurring outside the Class Period.

Participating Class Members’ Release. After the Judgment is final and Fox has fully funded the Gross Settlement, Participating Class Members will be legally barred from asserting any of the claims released under the Settlement. This means that unless you opted out by validly excluding yourself from the Class Settlement, you cannot sue, continue to sue, or be part of any other lawsuit against ▇▇▇ for alleged failure to reimburse business expenses based on the Class Period facts and PAGA penalties based on PAGA Period facts, as alleged in the Action and resolved by this Settlement. The Participating Class Members will be bound by the following release: All Participating Class Members, on behalf of themselves and their respective former and present representatives, agents, attorneys, heirs, administrators, successors, and assigns, release Released Parties from (i) all claims that were alleged, or reasonably could have been alleged, based on the Class Period facts stated in the Operative Complaint including, e.g., any and all claims involving any alleged failure to reimburse business expenses in violation of Labor Code section 2802. Except as set forth in Section 6.3 of the Settlement Agreement, Participating Class Members do not release any other claims, including claims for vested benefits, wrongful termination, violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act, unemployment insurance, disability, social security, workers’ compensation, or claims based on facts occurring outside the Class Period.

Participating Class Members’ Release. After the Judgment is final and SYR has fully funded the Gross Settlement and separately paid all employer payroll taxes, Participating Class Members will be legally barred from asserting any of the claims released under the Settlement. This means that unless you opted out by validly excluding yourself from the Class Settlement, you cannot sue, continue to sue, or be part of any other lawsuit against Defendants or related entities for wages based on the Class Period facts and PAGA penalties based on PAGA Period facts, as alleged in the Actions and resolved by this Settlement. The Participating Class Members will be bound by the following release: All Participating Class Members, on behalf of themselves and their respective former and present representatives, agents, attorneys, heirs, administrators, successors, and assigns, release Released Parties from all claims that were alleged, or reasonably could have been alleged, based on the Class Period facts stated in the Operative Complaints including, without limitation, statutory, constitutional, contractual, and/or common law claims for wages, reimbursements, damages, penalties (including penalties under the California Labor Code’s Private Attorneys General Act of 2004, as amended, California Labor Code section 2698, et seq.), liquidated damages, interest, attorneys’ fees, litigation costs, restitution, or equitable relief, including without limitation, California Labor Code sections 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 210, 216, 218, 218.5, 218.6, 221, 223, 225.5, 226, 226.3, 226.7, 510, 512, 516, 558, 1174, 1174.5, 1182.12, 1194, 1194.2, 1197, 1197.1, 1198, 1199, 2698, 2800, 2802, 2810.5, California Business and Professions Code section 17200, et seq, any IWC Wage Orders (as codified in the California Code of Regulations), any and all claims involving any alleged failure to pay minimum wages, failure to pay wages owed, failure to provide compliant meal breaks, failure to provide compliant paid rest periods, wage statement violations, continuation wages, and unpaid vacation wages.

Participating Class Members’ Release. After the Judgment is final and OAS has fully funded the Gross Settlement [Option 1: (and separately paid all employer payroll taxes)], Participating Class Members will be legally barred from asserting any of the claims released under the Settlement. This means that unless you opted out by validly excluding yourself from the Class Settlement, you cannot sue, continue to sue, or be part of any other lawsuit against OAS or related entities for wages based on the Class Period facts and PAGA penalties based on PAGA Period facts, as alleged in the Action and resolved by this Settlement. The Participating Class Members will be bound by the following release: All Participating Class Members, on behalf of themselves and their respective former and present representatives, agents, attorneys, heirs, administrators, successors, and assigns, release Released Parties from all claims that were alleged, or reasonably could have been alleged, based on the Class Period facts stated in the Operative Complaint and ascertained in the course of the Action. Participating Class Members do not release any other claims, including claims for vested benefits, wrongful termination, violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act, unemployment insurance, disability, social security, workers’ compensation, or claims based on facts occurring outside the Class Period.

Participating Class Members’ Release. After the Judgment is final and ▇▇▇▇ has fully funded the Gross Settlement and separately paid all employer payroll taxes, Participating Class Members will be legally barred from asserting any of the claims released under the Settlement. This means that unless you opted out by validly excluding yourself from the Class Settlement, you cannot sue, continue to sue, or be part of any other lawsuit against ▇▇▇▇ or related entities for wages based on the Class Period facts and PAGA penalties based on PAGA Period facts, as alleged in the Action and resolved by this Settlement. The Participating Class Members will be bound by the following release: All Participating Class Members, on behalf of themselves and their respective former and present representatives, agents, attorneys, heirs, administrators, successors, and assigns, release Released Parties from all claims rights, demands, liabilities, and causes of action alleged in the Action or that could have been alleged based on the facts alleged in the Action arising during the Class Period, including but not limited to claims under the California Labor Code, California Industrial Welfare Commission Wage Orders, regulations, and/or other provisions of law, for unpaid overtime, failure to provide rest periods and associated premium wages, failure to provide meal periods and associated premium wages, unpaid minimum wages, failure to timely pay final wages, failure to timely pay wages during employment, failure to keep requisite payroll records, and failure to reimburse business expenses, including violations under California Labor Code sections 201, 202, 203, 204, 226, 226.7, 501, 512, 1174, 1194, 1197, 1197.1, 2800 and 2802, and derivative claims for unfair or unlawful business practices under California Business & Professions Code section 17200, et seq. Except as set forth in Section 5.4 of the Agreement, Participating Class Members do not release any other claims, including claims for vested benefits, wrongful termination, violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act, unemployment insurance, disability, social security, workers’ compensation, or claims based on facts occurring outside the Class Period.

Participating Class Members’ Release. Upon Defendants’ deposit of the Gross Settlement Amount with the Settlement Administrator, Class Members who do not submit a timely and valid request for exclusion release the Released Parties from the Released Claims.

Participating Class Members’ Release. After the Judgment is final and XYZ has fully funded the Gross Settlement [Option 1: (and separately paid all employer payroll taxes)], Participating Class Members will be legally barred from asserting any of the claims released under the Settlement. This means that unless you opted out by validly excluding yourself from the Class Settlement, you cannot sue, continue to sue or be part of any other lawsuit against XYZ or related entities for wages based on the Class Period facts and PAGA penalties based on PAGA Period facts, as alleged in the Action and resolved by this Settlement. The Participating Class Members will be bound by the following release: (a) any and all claims involving any alleged failure to pay minimum wage; etc.]. Except as set forth in Section 5.3 of the Settlement Agreement, Participating Class Members do not release any other claims, including claims for vested benefits, wrongful termination, violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act, unemployment insurance, disability, social security, workers’ compensation, or claims based on facts occurring outside the Class Period.viii