Alaska Airlines Military Leave Vacation Settlement: Who Gets Paid Automatically

No claim form is required. Alaska’s records determine who is included and how many qualifying monthly bid periods each person had.

Each payment is the person’s qualifying months divided by the 666 total qualifying months, multiplied by the net settlement fund. The individual estimate in a mailed notice can change after court-approved deductions.

• You do not need to file a claim form. Alaska’s records are being used to identify class members and calculate payments.
• Your payment depends on the number of monthly bid periods in which Alaska’s records show that you missed vacation accrual because of a qualifying 31- to 60-day military leave.
• The notice says the 163 class members had 666 qualifying non-accrual months in total. Each payment is the member’s qualifying months divided by 666, multiplied by the net settlement fund.
• The amount shown with an individual notice is only an estimate. The final amount will be affected by court-approved deductions from the fund.

The notice does not give a payment date. Payments can be made only if the court approves the settlement and it becomes effective.

• The settlement is still proposed. It must receive final court approval and become effective before payments can be made.
• The notice does not provide a payment date.

A class member who stays would release claims against Alaska concerning vacation accrual under the federal military-leave law for military leaves of up to 90 days through March 31, 2026. The release also covers claims based on the same facts as the amended complaint. The settlement agreement contains the complete legal terms.

• If you stay in the settlement, you would give up claims against Alaska concerning failure to accrue vacation under USERRA during military leaves of up to 90 days while employed by Alaska through March 31, 2026.
• The release also covers other claims arising from the same facts as those in the amended complaint.
• The notice directs readers to the Settlement Agreement for the complete release terms.

Leaving the settlement means receiving no payment but keeping the right to pursue the released claims separately. A signed exclusion request must be postmarked by October 31, 2026 and include the contact and case information listed in the notice.

• To leave the settlement, send a written exclusion request to the Settlement Administrator. It must be postmarked by October 31, 2026.
• Include your name, address, email address or addresses, telephone number, the case title and number, a statement that you want to be excluded, your signature, and the date.
• If you opt out, you will not receive a settlement payment and cannot object to the settlement. You keep the right to pursue the released claims against Alaska at your own expense.

A class member who stays may mail a written objection by October 31, 2026. Attendance at the hearing is optional if the objection is mailed on time.

Question 14 of the notice contains an unfilled “[DATE]” placeholder. Page 1, page 6, and the official settlement website all identify October 31, 2026 as the objection deadline. Readers should check the official site for any update before mailing.

• You may object if you are a class member and disagree with any part of the settlement, the requested attorneys’ fees and expenses, or the requested service award.
• Send a written objection to the Settlement Administrator, postmarked by October 31, 2026.
• Your objection must include your contact information, the case title and number, your reasons, whether you plan to attend the hearing, information about any lawyer representing you, your signature, and the date.
• You can object without attending the hearing, as long as your written objection is mailed on time.

The net fund will be calculated after court-approved fees, expenses, administration costs, taxes, and any service award. Class Counsel may request up to $247,500 in fees plus expenses, and the class representative may request up to $5,000 in addition to his ordinary payment. The court may approve less.

• Class Counsel plan to request up to $247,500 in attorneys’ fees, plus reimbursement of litigation expenses, from the settlement fund.
• The court may award less than requested. The fee-and-expense request will be filed with the court and posted before the objection deadline.
• The class representative would receive a payment calculated like other class members and may also receive a service award of up to $5,000 if approved by the court.

The court is scheduled to consider final approval on December 10, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. in Seattle. Class members do not have to attend. The date, place, or format may change, so check the official website for updates.

• The court is scheduled to hold the Final Approval Hearing at 11:00 a.m. on December 10, 2026, in Seattle.
• The hearing date, location, or format may change, including to a remote hearing, without another notice mailed to the class.
• You do not have to attend. The court may allow a person to speak only if that person first filed an objection.