Date Initiated: 06/30/2020
The Class is made up of current or former content Facebook moderators who worked for the company in California, Arizona, Texas, or Florida between Sep. 15, 2015, and Aug. 14, 2020. Content moderators may have worked for Facebook as an employee, or they may have done work as a subcontractor for one or more Facebook vendors.
Date Initiated: 08/14/2020
The Class is made up of current or former content Facebook moderators who worked for the company in California, Arizona, Texas, or Florida between Sep. 15, 2015, and Aug. 14, 2020. Content moderators may have worked for Facebook as an employee, or they may have done work as a subcontractor for one or more Facebook vendors.
Selena Scola, et al. v. Facebook Inc., Case No. 18-civ-05135 in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Mateo
Date Initiated: 06/30/2020
Plaintiffs allege Facebook failed to provide a safe work environment for content moderators. Due to these Class Members being exposed to graphic and objectionable material repeatedly, many suffered from trauma-related injuries, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Class Members, the plaintiffs allege, were at an increased risk of suffering bodily injuries, too.
The Class is made up of current or former content Facebook moderators who worked for the company in California, Arizona, Texas, or Florida between Sep. 15, 2015, and Aug. 14, 2020. Content moderators may have worked for Facebook as an employee, or they may have done work as a subcontractor for one or more Facebook vendors.
Date Initiated: 08/14/2020
The Court preliminarily approved this settlement Aug. 14, 2020.
Each Class Member will receive a single payment of $1,000. These payments were sent Oct. 14, 2021, along with claim forms.
Class Members may use this single payment to cover the costs of a medical diagnostic screening, but are not obligated to use this payment for that purpose. From there, the Class Member should save the documentation of their doctor’s diagnosis.
To receive any further payments, each Class Member must submit their claim form along with this documentation, which should highlight a qualifying diagnosis, to the Courts.
The exact value of each Class Members’ payment will vary depending on the associated treatment they expect to need as a result of their diagnosis and condition.
The maximum amount of compensation a Class Member can receive is $50,000.
The deadline to object to or opt out of the settlement has passed.
The deadline to file a claim is March 14, 2022.
The deadline to file a claim was March 14, 2022.
