The purpose of this website is to inform you of a proposed Settlement relating to a class action lawsuit brought by Plaintiffs, against Providence Health & Services - Oregon, on behalf of the class. The case is captioned Jamie Aguilar, Michael Flock, Jessica Lobell, And Trever Palin V. Providence Health & Services – Oregon, Case No. 22cv27153 (the “Action”).
In this Action, On August 15, 2022, a class action lawsuit (the “Complaint”) was filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court (the “Court”) captioned Jamie Aguilar, Michael Flock, Jessica Lobell, and Trever Palin v. Providence Health & Services - Oregon, Case No. 22CV27153. Jamie Aguilar, Michael Flock, Jessica Lobell, and Trever Palin (collectively the “Plaintiffs”) alleged in the Complaint that Providence Health & Services - Oregon (“Providence”) activated a new payroll system (“Genesis”) that caused widespread disparities in pay for Providence’s employees in Oregon, including: (1) payment of incorrect wage rates, (2) missing work hours from paychecks, (3) missing or late paychecks, (4) absent or incorrect overtime wages, (5) incorrect wage deductions or withholdings, (6) delayed remittance of funds deducted from wages, (7) reductions from PTO, EIB, sick time, or low census banks, (8) unpaid bonuses or per diems, and (9) absent or incorrect wage rates for various types of premium pay, such as shift differentials, incentive pay, certification pay, or clinical ladder pay. The Complaint asserts claims under Oregon wage laws, including ORS 652.120, ORS 652.150, and ORS 652.615, as well as a claim for an equitable accounting of wages (the “Claims”), on behalf of themselves and on behalf of a putative class consisting of all hourly paid, non-exempt employees who were employed by Defendant in the State of Oregon at any time from July 8, 2022, through March 31, 2023 (the “Class”).
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DO NOTHING |
If you don’t exclude yourself, you will receive a payment if the settlement is approved by the court. You will also be bound by the settlement, including the release of legal claims. |
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SUBMIT A CLAIM |
You have the option to submit a claim (or claims) to receive additional payment if you believe you have not been paid all wages and/or were paid wages late after the end of your employment as a result of the launch of the Genesis payroll system. The deadline to submit a claim is March 21, 2025. If you submit a claim and the settlement is approved by the court, you will also be bound by the settlement, including the release of legal claims. |
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ASK TO BE EXCLUDED |
If you ask to be excluded by opting out of the settlement, you will not receive a share of the settlement funds and you will not be bound by the settlement. The deadline to opt out is March 21, 2025. |
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FILE AN OBJECTION |
You may object and tell the court why you don’t want the settlement to be approved. If the court approves the settlement despite your objection, you will still receive a payment as part of the settlement and will still be bound by the settlement, including the release of claims. You can’t object to the settlement if you’ve opted out. The deadline to object is March 21, 2025. |