A $10.8 million Jackson Hewitt settlement resolves claims the company forced tax preparers into unfair no-poach agreements.
The settlement benefits individuals who worked in a tax preparer position at a company-owned Jackson Hewitt location between Dec. 20, 2014, and July 3, 2024.
According to plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit, Jackson Hewitt forced its tax preparers to sign unlawful no-poach agreements. These agreements allegedly reduced wages and benefits to artificially low levels and eliminated competition between Jackson Hewitt and its co-conspirators, such as Tax Services of America.
Jackson Hewitt and its subsidiary Tax Services of America are tax preparation services.
Jackson Hewitt and Tax Services of America haven’t admitted any wrongdoing but agreed to pay $10.8 million to resolve the wage and hour class action lawsuit.
Under the terms of the Jackson Hewitt settlement, class members will automatically receive a proportional share of the net settlement fund based on the hours they worked as a tax preparer during the class period.
The deadline for exclusion and objection is Sept. 30, 2024.
The final approval hearing for the settlement is scheduled for Oct. 11, 2024
No claim form is required to receive Jackson Hewitt settlement payments.
Who’s Eligible
Individuals who worked in a tax preparer position at a company-owned Jackson Hewitt location between Dec. 20, 2014, and July 3, 2024
Potential Award
Varies
Proof of Purchase
N/A
Exclusion Deadline
09/30/2024
Case Name
Robinson, et al. v. Jackson Hewitt Inc., et al., Case No. 2:19-cv-09066-MEF-JRA, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Final Hearing
10/11/2024
Settlement Website
Claims Administrator
Robinson v. Jackson Hewitt Administrator
P.O. Box 301130
Los Angeles, CA 90030-1130
Admin@JacksonHewittEmployeeSettlement.com
888-298-5176
Class Counsel
Bruce D Greenberg
LITE DEPALMA GREENBERG & AFANADOR LLC
Jason S Hartley
HARTLEY LLP
Richard M Paul III
PAUL LLP
Joseph R Saveri
JOSEPH SAVERI LAW FIRM LLP
Defense Counsel
Edward A Salanga
Joshua D Maggard
Joseph P Poehlmann
Jonathan P Labukas
QUARLES & BRADY LLP
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4 thoughts on$10.8M Jackson Hewitt class action settlement
I work for them since January 2023
I worked as a tax preparation clerk as I also had to take that class..
Jackson Hewitt settlement
I worked for them since 2019 and I have to take that class every year and the first couple of years I had to pay $100 to take the class and last year we didn’t even get the class book unless we paid for it