If You Were An Employee of BAYADA Home Health Care, Inc. Providing Home Care Services in Massachusetts AND You Received Paper Earning Statements During the Period from January 1, 2018, through August 2, 2019, You Could Be Eligible To Benefit From A Class Action Settlement.
The Superior Court for Middlesex County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, authorized this Notice.
This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.
FAIRNESS HEARING ON JUNE 13, 2020, TO BE HELD REMOTELY VIA ZOOM.
Click here for instructions to attend Fairness Hearing on Zoom.
- Please carefully read this Notice of Pendency and Proposed Settlement of Class Action. Your legal rights may be affected by the legal proceedings in this Lawsuit.
- This Settlement (the “Settlement Agreement”) resolves a lawsuit concerning BAYADA Home Health Care, Inc.’s (“BAYADA”) alleged failure to list or itemize certain wage deductions on paper earnings statements during the period from January 1, 2018, through August 2, 2019, for employees who provided home care services in Massachusetts. The case is entitled Pierre Louis, et al. v. Bayada Home Health Care, Inc., et al., Case No. 1981CV01957, Middlesex County Superior Court, Massachusetts (the “Lawsuit”). BAYADA denies any wrongdoing.
- You may be eligible to receive 50% of your unlisted deductions based on the Settlement of the Lawsuit.
- The Court has preliminarily approved the Settlement on behalf of the Settlement Class. The Court has not entered judgment on the merits and has not determined that there is any merit to Plaintiff’s claims or that BAYADA engaged in any wrongdoing. This notice is solely to advise you of the proposed Settlement of the Lawsuit and of your rights in connection with the Settlement.
If you received an Individualized Statement addressed to you, you are not required to take any action.
If you received an Individualized Statement addressed specifically to you, you do not need to take any action. If the Settlement is approved, you will automatically receive a Settlement payment.
If you did not receive an Individualized Statement addressed to you, then contact Class Counsel by May 27, 2022.
If you believe that you qualify as a Settlement Class Member and you did not receive an Individualized Statement addressed specifically to you, then you should contact Class Counsel. Click here for Class Counsel's mailing address and email.
Object by May 27, 2022.
If you disagree with the Settlement, you may file an objection with the Court. Click here for more information.
Attend the Fairness Hearing on June 13, 2022.
Ask to speak to the Court about the Settlement. Click here for specifics.
If you are a settlement class member and you have recently moved, then update your address.
If you are a Member of the Settlement Class who is not currently employed at BAYADA, and you have recently changed your mailing address or your email address, please update your contact information with the Notice Administrator. Click here to update your contact information.