Kastel, et al. v. Cascade Living Group Management, LLC

United States District Court, Western District of Washington
Case No. 2:23-cv-000684-JCC

Notice of Class and Collective Action Settlement

You may be entitled to money from a class action settlement if you are a current or former hourly, non-exempt employee of Cascade Living Group Management, LLC (“Cascade”) and were subjected to potential alleged wage and hour violations at any time from May 10, 2017 (in Oregon) or May 10, 2020 (in Washington) through July 29, 2024, or in the three year period prior to the date of your signature on the FLSA Collective Consent Form (in any state).

The Court has granted preliminary approval of a proposed settlement (the “Settlement”) of the above-captioned action (“Class and Collective Action”).

Your Legal Rights and Options

DO NOTHING

PLEASE PAY CLOSE ATTENTION, because doing nothing will have different consequences for you as it relates to the Settlement of the Class Action and the FLSA Collective Action. For the Class Action, if you do nothing, you will receive money from the Class Net Settlement Fund and will be bound by the Release of Class Action Claims. For the FLSA Collective Action, if you do nothing, you will not receive money from the FLSA Net Settlement Fund and will not be bound by the Release of FLSA Collective Action Claims.

OPT OUT

If you do not want to participate as a member of the Class Action, then you may “opt-out” in the manner described in the notice, “How do I opt out or exclude myself from the Class Action Settlement?”, which will remove you from the Class Action. If the Court grants final approval of the settlement, you will not receive a Settlement Share and you will not give up the right to sue Cascade and the Released Parties for the Release of Claims by Participating Class Members as defined in the notice.

OPT-IN

Participate in the FLSA Collective Net Settlement Fund by Opting In. If you want to participate in the FLSA Collective Net Settlement Fund and receive a Settlement Share under the FLSA Collective Action Settlement, then you must timely complete and mail the FLSA Collective Consent Form to the Settlement Administrator.

OBJECT

You may file a legal objection to any aspect of the proposed settlement, including the amount of fees requested by Class Counsel. You can object to the Class Action Settlement and/or the FLSA Collective Action Settlement. If you want to object to the Class Action Settlement, then you must not opt out of the Class Action Settlement. And if you want to object to the FLSA Collective Action Settlement, then you must opt-in by timely submitting an FLSA Collective Consent Form

Upcoming Important Dates

Dispute Deadline

11/12/2024

Opt Out Deadline

11/12/2024

Objection Deadline

11/12/2024

Consent to Join Deadline

11/12/2024

Final Approval Hearing

1/7/2025