{"id":326,"date":"2017-01-05T13:25:59","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T13:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bebetcpasettlement.com\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2024-01-16T15:52:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T21:52:26","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.martinezvcostco.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA<br \/>\nSTATE OF CALIFORNIA<br \/>\nCase No. 3:19-cv-05624-EMC<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ATTENTION CLASS MEMBERS: There are approximately $12,300 in uncashed funds remaining in the settlement account. If you did not receive your Settlement Class Payment please <a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.martinezvcostco.com\/?page_id=61\">Contact the Settlement Administrator<\/a> for more information.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Approximately $152,000 in uncashed funds attributed to Class Members living in the state of California were remitted to the State Controller&#8217;s Office. If you are a Class Member who resides in the state of California and you did not receive your Settlement Class Payment, please contact the California State Controller&#8217;s Office to claim your unclaimed property.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Plaintiff, Benjamin Fernando Martinez, filed the Lawsuit on June 11, 2019.\u00a0 He alleges that Costco did not properly include the \u201cExtra Check Bonus\u201d in the regular rate of pay for purposes of calculating overtime wages for himself and other nonexempt California employees working for Costco between June 11, 2015 and July 25, 2022.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Court has made no determination as to Costco\u2019s liability in this matter. Both sides agreed to settle the case without agreeing as to who is right or wrong, in order to avoid the risks and cost of a trial. Costco expressly denies that it did anything wrong or violated the law and further denies any liability whatsoever to Plaintiff or to the Class.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>A Court has authorized the Notice. This is <u>not<\/u><\/em><\/strong><em> <strong>solicitation from a lawyer.<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the terms of the proposed Settlement and how your legal rights may be affected, you may download and read the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.martinezvcostco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Martinez-v-Costco_Notice.pdf\"><u>Long Form Notice<\/u><\/a> or the <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.martinezvcostco.com\/?page_id=55\">Settlement Documents<\/a>,<\/u>\u00a0and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.martinezvcostco.com\/?page_id=804\"><u>Frequently Asked Questions<\/u><\/a>\u00a0section provided on this website.<\/p>\n<p>Your legal rights are affected whether you act or don\u2019t act. <strong>Please read the information provided on this website and the settlement documents carefully.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA STATE OF CALIFORNIA Case No. 3:19-cv-05624-EMC ATTENTION CLASS MEMBERS: There are approximately $12,300 in uncashed funds remaining in the settlement account. 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