UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
If you are a current or former employee or applied for employment with Safeway Inc., The Vons Companies, Inc., including the banner or trade name Pavilions, Vons Sherman Oaks, LLC, Safeway Southern California, Inc., and/or Safeway Leasing, Inc. in the U.S., you may be entitled to a payment from a proposed class action settlement.
A federal court directed this notice. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.
Do not address any questions about the settlement or the litigation to Safeway, the Vons Companies, Vons Sherman Oaks, Safeway Southern California, Safeway Leasing, the Clerk of the Court, or the Judge. Please address any questions to the claims administrator listed in Question 24 or the law firms referenced in Question 17 under Frequently Asked Questions.
- A proposed Settlement has been reached in a proposed class action lawsuit against Defendants Safeway Inc., The Vons Companies, Inc., Vons Sherman Oaks, LLC, Safeway Southern California, Inc., and Safeway Leasing, Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”), regarding whether Defendants obtained consumer reports of prospective employees seeking employment in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) and certain related state laws (the “Background Check Laws”). Plaintiffs allege that Defendants failed to provide proper notice regarding its intention to procure consumer reports and to obtain proper authorization to procure background check reports, in violation of the Background Check Laws. Defendants deny the allegations in the lawsuit.
- The proposed Settlement will result in the creation of a $2,300,000 Gross Settlement Sum to be paid, net of various costs and fees as described in Sections 7 and 9, to current and former employees or prospective employees of Safeway Inc. who were the subject of a consumer report anytime between and including June 6, 2017 and November 25, 2019, inclusive, (the “Safeway Subclass”), and current and former employees or prospective employees of The Vons Companies, Inc., including the banner or trade name Pavilions, Vons Sherman Oaks, LLC, Safeway Southern California, Inc., and/or Safeway Leasing, Inc. who were the subject of a consumer report between and including February 20, 2018 and November 25, 2019, inclusive (the “Vons Subclass”).
- To be eligible to receive a payment from this proposed Settlement, you must submit a Claim Form by April 30, 2021.
- Your legal rights are affected whether you act or do not act. Read the following carefully:
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YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS PROPOSED SETTLEMENT |
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DO NOTHING |
Receive no payment from the Settlement. You give up your right to sue Defendants about the claims resolved by the Settlement. |
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SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM |
This is the only way to get a payment from the Settlement. Submit a Claim Form by April 30, 2021, requesting that a payment be made to you. You give up any rights to sue Defendants about the claims resolved by the Settlement. |
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EXCLUDE YOURSELF |
Request to be excluded by submitting an “opt-out” request and receive no benefits from the Settlement. This is the only option that allows you to start or continue your own lawsuit against Defendants for the claims at issue in the Settlement. You must electronically submit your opt-out form by, or mail your exclusion request postmarked by April 30, 2021, to exclude yourself. |
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OBJECT |
Write to the Court about why you do not like the Settlement. You must submit or file your objection by April 30, 2021. You may submit a claim form and object. You may not, however, exclude yourself and object. |
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GO TO A HEARING |
Ask to speak in Court about the fairness of the Settlement, at a hearing scheduled for June 11, 2021. |
- These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained in the notice.
- This notice summarizes the proposed settlement. For the precise terms and conditions of the settlement, you may access the Settlement Agreement here, by contacting class counsel as described in Question 17, or by accessing the Court docket in this case through the Court’s Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system at https://ecf.cand.uscourts.gov.
- The Court in charge of this case still has to decide whether to approve the Settlement. If it does, and (if there are any appeals) after any appeals are resolved, benefits will be distributed to Settlement Class Members who submit a valid and timely Claim Form and do not request exclusion from the Settlement. Please be patient.
If you would like to update your address with the Class Administrator, please visit the Update Your Address section on this website.
If you would like to change your name with the Class Administrator, please visit Question 26 under the FAQs section on this website for more information.