Links to Documents/Press Releases
Press Release - August 18, 2011
http://www.nummilawsuit.com/downloads/press-release-8-18-3.pdf
Press Release - July 14, 2010
http://www.nummilawsuit.com/downloads/press-release-7-14-10.pdf
Links to News Reports
KTVU 2:Settlement Reached With Disabled NUMMI Workers
http://www.ktvu.com/news/28908024/detail.html
CBS 5: Disabled Ex-NUMMI Workers To Get $6 Million Settlement
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2011/08/18...
SF GATE: Former California autoworkers get $6M settlement
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/08/18/national...
Mercury News: Feds and NUMMI reach $6 million settlement over payments to disabled auto workers
Feds and NUMMI reach $6 million settlement over payments to disabled auto workers
SV Business Journal: Former California autoworkers get $6M settlement
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2011/08/18...
CBS 5: Former NUMMI Workers To Get $2 Million For Retraining
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2011/03/17/...
CBS 5: Ex-NUMMI Workers File Class Action Suit
http://cbs5.com/local/nummi.class.action.2.1803313.html
NBC 11: Former NUMMI Workers Make New Demands
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Former-NUMMI-Workers-Make-New-Demands-98415379.html
KRON 4: Former NUMMI workers file a class-action lawsuit
http://www.kron.com/News/ArticleView/tabid/298/
KTVU 2: Laid Off Workers File Suit Against NUMMI And Toyota
http://www.ktvu.com/news/24258912/detail.html
ABC 7: Former NUMMI workers file class-action lawsuit
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/
SF Gate: Former NUMMI workers file class-action lawsuit
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/15/BUV51EDBT8.DTL
Contra Costa Times: NUMMI workers sue over severance packages
http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_15516237
KCBS: Disabled Workers Sue Over NUMMI Severance
http://kcbs.cbslocal.com/2010/07/14/disabled-workers-sue-over-nummi-severance/
Links to Articles
NUMMI workers to join lawsuit
http://www.insidebayarea.com/top-stories/ci_15507463
Lawyers to announce class action suit against NUMMI, Toyota
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/Lawyers-to-announce-class-action-suit-against-NUMMI-Toyota-98383589.html#ixzz0tdabrHxY
$19 million grant for displaced Nummi workers
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/06/08/BUBD1DRD54.DTL#ixzz0qNck6zz0
Last auto factory closes for good in California.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/04/04/10/last-auto-factory-closes-good-california
NUMMI's Idled Thousands Feel Betrayed by Auto Duo.
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20100413a1.html
NUMMI, Union Reach Closure Agreement.
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_14680455?nclick_check=1
Toyota Commits $250 Million to Plant Closure.
http://www.leftlanenews.com/toyota-commits-250-million-for-nummi-plant-closure.html
NUMMI Will Not Be Repaid By California Agency.
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/apr/24/business/la-fi-nummi-20100424
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.
Contact Us
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