Raisner Roupinian LLP filed a class action suit on August 11, 2022, against SCVRH LLC d/b/a/ Santa Cruz Valley Regional Hospital (“Defendant”), seeking to recover 60 days’ wages and benefits for former employees under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (“WARN”) Act, and payment of accrued vacation pay and other wages which are protected by the Arizona Wage Act.
We contended Defendant ordered mass layoffs on or about July 22, 2022, and within 90 days of that date, without providing 60 days’ advance written notice as required by the WARN Act, and that Defendant failed to pay employees’ unused, earned paid time off upon termination as required by the Arizona Wage Act. The case was adjudicated in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.
The United States District Court for the District of Arizona, on March 3, 2023, certified our case as a class action and appointed Raisner Roupinian LLP as class counsel.
The certified class of eligible class members is defined as all former employees who worked at Santa Cruz Valley Regional Hospital (SCVRH LLC or the “Hospital”) and were terminated without cause on July 22, 2022, or within 90 days before or after that date, as the result of a mass layoff or closing.
On August 26, 2024, the Court granted preliminary approval of an $800,000 settlement subject to notice and final approval. On September 4, 2024, notice of the settlement was sent by first class mail to all class members. The court granted final approval of the settlement on October 29, 2024.
Individual settlement checks were sent by first class mail to class members on November 26, 2024. Settlement checks must be cashed or deposited within 180 days of distribution.
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If this mass layoff affected you, Raisner Roupinian LLP can provide you with updated information regarding your rights in this case. Generally, the WARN Act requires companies to provide their employees with 60 days’ written notice in advance of a mass layoff or plant closing. In the absence of such notice, employers may be liable to each affected employee for 60 days’ wages and benefits.
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