Settlements / Colgate-Palmolive Pension Settlement

Colgate-Palmolive Pension Settlement

Certain Colgate-Palmolive pension plan participants who received lump-sum benefits may receive individualized back payments and future monthly annuity payments under a proposed $332 million settlement.

Colgate-Palmolive Pension Settlement
deadline No claim required
no proof Back pay + lifetime annuity
with proof No claim form
status Proposed
Note: This is an informational summary only. Official terms, full details, and claim forms are on the administrator site and court documents.

Benefit Summary

Eligible participant class members receive a one-time payment for alleged missed prior annuity payments plus future monthly annuity payments for life, subject to individualized calculations. Qualifying spouses or successors may receive the notice-defined survivor or back-payment benefits.

Maximum Award

Varies by individualized back-payment and lifetime-annuity calculation

Who Is Included

Persons who, under Appendices B, C, or D of the Colgate-Palmolive Employee Retirement Income Plan, are entitled to a greater benefit than their Accrued Benefit under Plan Section 1.2, received a lump-sum Plan payment, and are listed on Attachment A to the Settlement Agreement as of August 1, 2025, including qualifying beneficiaries and estates.

  • Proof required: No claim form is required. The notice is personalized; class members should return the Personal Information Form only to correct contact information or report that the named participant is deceased.

How to File a Claim

  • Claim method: Automatic personalized pension payment
  • Claim deadline: -
  • Instructions: No claim is required if the personalized contact information is correct. Return the Personal Information Form to update an address or identify a deceased participant and successor.

Case Details

  • Case name: McCutcheon v. Colgate-Palmolive Co., et al.
  • Case number: 16-cv-4170
  • Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • Official Settlement Website: https://www.ColgatePensionClassAction.com

Sources

Official Settlement Website
Claim form, FAQ, deadlines, administrator information
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Official Settlement Notice (PDF)
Court-approved notice describing eligibility and benefits
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Official Notice

Read the notice PDF or the text version below.

Official Notice PDF
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                                                                                                                                             3A

                                     IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                                   FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

                                                    :
REBECCA M. McCUTCHEON and                           :
PAUL CAUFIELD                                       :
                                                    :
On behalf of themselves and all                     :
others similarly situated,                          :
                                                    :    No. 16-cv-4170
                  Plaintiffs,
                                                    :
                  v.                                :
                                                    :
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO., et al.,
                                                    :
                  Defendants.                       :
                                                    :


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Information last reviewed on August 26, 2026