Jalen Gilbert et al. v. AT&T Mobility Services LLC

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Case No. 23STCV24512

COURT APPROVED NOTICE OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT AND HEARING DATE FOR FINAL COURT APPROVAL

The Superior Court for the State of California authorized the Notice. Read it carefully!
It’s not junk mail, spam, an advertisement, or solicitation by a lawyer. You are not being sued.

You may be eligible to receive money from an employee class action lawsuit (“Action”) against AT&T Mobility Services LLC (“Defendant”) for alleged wage and hour violations. The Action was filed by Defendant’s former and current employees Jalen Gilbert, Edgardo Marquina, Marvin Louka, Ulises Uribe, and Julian Domingo (“Plaintiffs”) and seeks payment of (1) back wages, unreimbursed business expenses, penalties, and other relief for a class of non-exempt employees who worked for Defendant in California during the Class Period (September 21, 2022, to September 3, 2025) (“Class Members”); and (2) penalties under the California Private Attorney General Act (“PAGA”) for all non-exempt employees who worked for Defendant in California during the PAGA Period (September 21, 2022 to September 3, 2025) (“Aggrieved Employees”).

Defendant and Plaintiffs have entered into a Class Action and PAGA Settlement Agreement (“Class Action and PAGA Settlement Agreement”). The proposed Class Action and PAGA Settlement Agreement has two main parts: (1) a Class Settlement requiring Defendant to fund Individual Class Payments, and (2) a PAGA Settlement requiring Defendant to fund Individual PAGA Payments and pay penalties to the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (“LWDA”).

The Court has already preliminarily approved the proposed Class Action and PAGA Settlement and approved the Notice. The Court has not yet decided whether to grant final approval. Your legal rights are affected whether you act or not act. Read the Notice carefully. You will be deemed to have carefully read and understood it. At the Final Approval Hearing, the Court will decide whether to finally approve the Class Action and PAGA Settlement and how much of the Class Action and PAGA Settlement will be paid to Plaintiffs and Plaintiffs’ attorneys (“Class Counsel”). The Court will also decide whether to enter a judgment that requires Defendant to make payments under the Class Action and PAGA Settlement and requires Class Members, Aggrieved Employees, and the State of California to give up their rights to assert certain claims against Defendant.

If you worked for Defendant during the Class Period and/or the PAGA Period, you have two basic options under the Class Action and PAGA Settlement.

Option 1

Do Nothing. You don’t have to do anything to participate in the proposed Class Action and PAGA Settlement and be eligible for an Individual Class Payment and/or an Individual PAGA Payment. As a Participating Class Member, you will give up your right to assert any claims covered by this Class Action and PAGA Settlement, which are identified in Sections 3.9–3.10 of the Notice (“Released Claims”).

Option 2

Opt-Out of the Class Settlement. You can exclude yourself from the Class Settlement (opt-out) by submitting a written Request for Exclusion or otherwise notifying the Administrator in writing. If you opt-out of the Settlement, you will not receive an Individual Class Payment. You will, however, preserve your right to personally pursue those Class Period wage claims identified in Section 3.9 of the Notice against Defendant. If you are an Aggrieved Employee, you will also remain eligible for an Individual PAGA Payment, as you cannot opt-out of the PAGA portion of the proposed Class Action and PAGA Settlement.

Defendant will not retaliate against you for any actions you take with respect to the proposed Class Action and PAGA Settlement.

SUMMARY OF YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT

You Don’t Have to Do Anything to Participate in the Settlement

If you do nothing, you will be a Participating Class Member, eligible for an Individual Class Payment and an Individual PAGA Payment (if any). In exchange, you will give up your right to assert Released Claims.

You Can Opt-Out of the Class Settlement but not the PAGA Settlement

The Opt-out Deadline is MARCH 6, 2026

If you don’t want to fully participate in the proposed Class Action and PAGA Settlement, you can opt-out of the Class Settlement by sending the Administrator a written Request for Exclusion. Once excluded, you will be a Non-Participating Class Member and no longer eligible for an Individual Class Payment. Non-Participating Class Members cannot object to any portion of the proposed Settlement. See Section 6 of the Notice.

You cannot opt-out of the PAGA portion of the proposed Class Action and PAGA Settlement. Defendant must pay Individual PAGA Payments to all Aggrieved Employees and the Aggrieved Employees must give up their rights to pursue those claims identified in Section 3.10 of the Notice.

Participating Class Members Can Object to the Class Settlement but not the PAGA Settlement

Written Objections Must be Submitted by MARCH 6, 2026

All Class Members who do not opt-out (“Participating Class Members”) can object to any aspect of the proposed Class Action and PAGA Settlement. The Court’s decision whether to finally approve the Class Action and PAGA Settlement will include a determination of how much will be paid to Class Counsel and Plaintiffs who pursued the Action on behalf of the Class. You are not personally responsible for any payments to Class Counsel or Plaintiffs, but every dollar paid to Class Counsel and Plaintiffs reduces the overall amount paid to Participating Class Members. You can object to the amounts requested by Class Counsel or Plaintiffs if you think they are unreasonable. See Section 7 of the Notice.

You Can Participate in the MARCH 23, 2026 Final Approval Hearing

The Court’s Final Approval Hearing is scheduled to take place on March 23, 2026. You don’t have to attend but you do have the right to appear (or hire an attorney to appear on your behalf at your own cost), in person, by telephone or by using the Court’s virtual appearance platform. Participating Class Members can verbally object to the Class Action and PAGA Settlement at the Final Approval Hearing. See Section 8 of the Notice.

You Can Challenge the Calculation of Your Workweeks/Pay Periods

Written Challenges Must be Submitted by MARCH 6, 2026

The amount of your Individual Class Payment and PAGA Payment (if any) depend on how many workweeks you worked at least one day during the Class Period and how many Pay Periods you worked at least one day during the PAGA Period, respectively. The number Class Period Workweeks and number of PAGA Period Pay Periods you worked according to Defendant’s records is stated on the first page of the Notice. If you disagree with either of these numbers, you must challenge it by MARCH 6, 2026. See Section 4 of the Notice.