Emerald City Pizza Job Posting Settlement: Who Can Claim

The settlement concerns applicants for certain Washington jobs, not only people who were hired. The case alleges that qualifying job postings left out required pay and benefits information; Emerald City Pizza denies liability.

• You may be included if you applied for an Emerald City Pizza LLC job in Washington between January 1, 2023, and September 2, 2026, and the posting did not include both the pay range and a general description of benefits and other compensation.
• The notice says Emerald City Pizza’s records indicate that notice recipients are class members. Contact the Settlement Administrator if you have questions about whether you are included.

The settlement fund is $376,000. The notice says payments are non-wage damages and will be reported on a 1099.

• Class members who stay in the settlement can receive an equal share of the Common Fund.
• The notice estimates your payment at $1,107.44.
• This is an estimate, not a guaranteed payment. The Court must approve the settlement and it must become final before payments can be sent.

If the settlement receives final approval, payment is to be mailed to eligible class members who did not exclude themselves.

• No claim form or loss documentation is required for the payment described in the notice.
• Do not exclude yourself from the settlement.
• Make sure Simpluris, the Settlement Administrator, has your current valid mailing address. You may contact Simpluris or send the enclosed Address Form by mail or email.
• Tell Simpluris if your address or phone number changes. The notice does not give a separate deadline for updating your address.

The hearing date and time may change by court order.

• Payments will not be sent unless the Court approves the settlement and it becomes final.
• The final approval hearing is scheduled for January 29, 2027, at 11:00 A.M.
• If approved, payments will be sent after appeals and other reviews, if any, are finished. The notice does not provide a specific payment date.
• A payment becomes void 180 calendar days after it is issued.

Opting out means leaving the settlement. You will not receive a payment, but you will not release the claims covered by the settlement or be bound by the Court’s judgment.

• To leave the settlement, mail a written exclusion request to the Settlement Administrator postmarked by November 23, 2026.
• Include your full name and address, a statement that you want to be excluded, and your or your attorney’s signature and date.
• You cannot opt out by phone or email. Each person must send their own request; group requests are not allowed.

Objecting tells the Court what you disagree with. It does not remove you from the settlement.

• You may object only if you remain in the settlement; you cannot both opt out and object.
• File a written objection with King County Superior Court by November 23, 2026.
• Also mail copies of the objection and any supporting documents to Class Counsel and Emerald City Pizza’s attorneys by that date.
• Your objection must include the information listed in Question 18 of the notice, including your contact information, your reasons, certain information about your attorney if you have one, whether you intend to appear, and specified prior-objection information.

You do not need to take action to be bound by the release if you do not opt out. This is a decision about legal rights, so you may consult your own lawyer at your own expense if you want individual advice.

• If you stay in the settlement and it is approved, you give up the right to sue Emerald City Pizza and the other released parties over the claims covered by the release.
• The release covers claims asserted in this case for the period from January 1, 2023, through the preliminary-approval date.
• The notice says claims outside that release are not waived.

These requested amounts are paid from the $376,000 settlement fund.

• Class Counsel plan to request $112,800 in attorneys’ fees, up to $5,000 in litigation costs and expenses, and a $25,000 service award for the class representative from the Settlement Fund.
• The Court decides whether to award these amounts and may award less.
• The notice says final approval does not depend on how much the Court awards for these requests.