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A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit alleging the District of Columbia unlawfully failed to pay cost of living adjustments to employees who were injured while working in a government collective bargaining unit.
If you were injured while working for the District in a union/collective bargaining unit position and received workers’ compensation benefits between June 27, 2004 and Oct. 2007 but did not receive a cost of living adjustment (COLA) during this time, you may be entitled to benefits from the class action settlement.
If approved, this settlement will resolve a class action lawsuit filed in July 2007 on behalf of nine Class representatives who allege the District unlawfully failed to pay COLAs to workers’ compensation benefits recipients who were injured while working in union positions, while paying them to workers who were injured while working in non-union positions.
In 2008, the parties participated in mediation but were unable to reach an agreement. After a federal judge denied the District’s motion to dismiss the class action lawsuit, the parties began another round of mediation in June 2014. The proposed class action settlement was reached in October 2015.
The District of Columbia denies all of the allegations of wrongdoing. However, the District has agreed to pay $8.1 million to settle the class action lawsuit and provide compensation to eligible claimants.
Who’s Eligible
Class Members of the District of Columbia COLA settlement include anyone who was injured while working for the District of Columbia in a union position, and who received workers’ compensation benefits between June 27, 2004 and October 2007, but who did not receive one of the COLAs awarded by the District Council during that time.
The COLAs at issue were awarded on or about Oct. 5, 2003 (2.5 percent); July 10, 2005 (4 percent); Oct. 2, 2005 (3 percent); Oct. 1, 2006 (3 percent); and Oct. 14, 2007 (3.25 percent).
Potential Award
The amount each claimant will receive from the District of Columbia class action settlement is currently unknown. The exact amount will depend on how many Class Members file valid claims.
Proof of Purchase
N/A. Class Members must submit a timely and valid Claim Form declaring under the penalty of perjury that the information provided is true and correct.
Claim Form
Claim Form Deadline
1/11/2016
Case Name
Cheryl Jones, et al. v. District of Columbia, Case No. 07-1206 (EGS), in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Final Hearing
2/19/2016
Settlement Website
www.JonesSettlement.com
Claims Administrator
Jones Settlement Class Administrator
P.O. Box 10727
Tallahassee, FL 32302-2727
1-855-615-4344
Class Counsel
Wendy L. Kahn
Jordan M. Kaplan
ZWERDLING PAUL KAHN & WOLLY PC
Defense Counsel
Chad Copeland, Assistant Attorney General
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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