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C/O Lawson Law Offices
160 Franklin St. Suite 209
Oakland, California 94607
(510) 420-1400 (Phone)
(510) 419-0948 (Fax)
If you have any questions or would like to submit information about your potential case, please call us at (510) 419-0969, via email at info@nummilawsuit.com, or complete our questionnaire.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: February 3, 2012
We are pleased to announce that the court granted final approval of the Settlement Agreement on February 3, 2012.
NUMMI and Toyota have agreed to pay $6,000,000 to resolve this case. The press release is available here.
The deadline to submit completed Acknowledgment or Claim Form was November 29, 2011. No additional Acknowledgment or Claim Forms will be accepted.
To verify if the form you returned was received, please contact the Settlement Administrator. The Settlement Administrator is Gilardi & Co. The phone number is (415) 461-0410.
Payment of Settlement Funds: Settlement payments will mailed in mid-March 2012. At this time, we do not know the precise amount each eligible class member will receive.
Case Background
On April 1, 2010, 5,400 employees lost their jobs when New United Motors Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) closed its doors. All NUMMI employees were offered a severance agreement (also referred to as a "Retention Payment"). However, employees who were on a disability leave of absence at any time from October 1, 2009 through April 1, 2010 were offered substantially less money and were not entitled to other valuable benefits such as transitional services. For some longtime employees, the potential loss exceeds $50,000.
On July 14, 2010, a group of former employees filed a class action lawsuit in federal court against NUMMI and Toyota alleging that the severance package offered by the auto giant discriminates against injured and disabled employees. The class action suit also claims that disabled workers were denied transitional employment services, such as career and skills assessments.
In August 2011 NUMMI and Toyota agreed to pay $6,000,000 to resolve all of the legal claims raised in the lawsuit. The Court must give final approval the terms of the Settlement Agreement before the settlement can be distributed. A final approval hearing is set for February 3, 2012.
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