Trane Washington Job Posting Settlement

This settlement concerns certain people who applied for Washington jobs connected with the Trane defendants during the stated period. It concerns allegations that job postings did not provide required pay-range and benefits information. The companies deny wrongdoing, and the Court has not decided who is right.

• The notice says the class includes the Plaintiff and U.S. individuals who applied during January 1, 2023 through July 26, 2025 in response to a posting that lacked wage, other-compensation, or benefit information.
• Question 5 separately says Defendants’ records show notice recipients are class members based on applying for a qualifying Washington opening with Defendants. The notice does not explain whether that description reaches the same people as the formal definition.

Eligible class members who do not exclude themselves may receive an equal share of the available Class Fund. The notice gives an estimated payment amount, but the final amount can differ.

• The notice lists your estimated payment as $1,173.55.
• That is an estimate, not a guaranteed amount. Payments are equal shares of the Class Fund for members who remain in the settlement.
• The payment will be treated as non-wage damages and reported on a 1099 tax form.

No documents proving a loss are required for the payment described in the notice. The important step is keeping your address or electronic payment selection current so that payment can reach you.

• The notice describes payment as automatic for class members who do not exclude themselves; it does not describe a claim form.
• Make sure the Settlement Administrator has your current mailing address. You can contact the administrator or send the enclosed Address Form by mail or email.
• You may choose electronic payment through the settlement website. The deadline to update that choice is January 5, 2027.

The notice does not provide a payment date. Approval at the March 5, 2027 hearing would not itself mean payments are immediately sent.

• The Court must first approve the settlement.
• After approval, payment will be sent only after any appeals and other reviews are complete.
• A mailed settlement payment becomes void 180 calendar days after it is issued.

Excluding yourself means you will not receive a settlement payment and will not be bound by the release of claims. It is the option that preserves your ability to bring your own claim about the same legal issues.

• To leave the settlement, mail a written exclusion request to the Settlement Administrator. It must be postmarked by January 5, 2027.
• Include your full name and address, a statement that you want to be excluded, and your or your lawyer’s signature and signing date.
• You cannot opt out by phone or email. Each person must make their own request; group requests are not allowed.

An objection tells the Court why you disagree with the settlement. It does not remove you from the settlement.

• You can object only if you stay in the Settlement Class; you cannot both object and exclude yourself.
• File a written objection with King County Superior Court by January 5, 2027, and mail copies and any supporting documents to Class Counsel and Defendants’ counsel by that date.
• The notice requires identifying and contact information, the reasons for the objection, attorney information if applicable, hearing-attendance information, information about certain prior class-settlement objections, and a signature and date.

This hearing is not required for payment. If you submit a timely valid written objection, the Court can consider it even if you do not attend.

• The hearing is scheduled for March 5, 2027, at 1:30 P.M., before Judge Kent Liu in Room 4H of the King County Courthouse in Kent, Washington.
• The Court will consider whether the settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate, as well as objections and requests for attorneys’ fees, costs, and a service award.
• You do not have to attend. The notice also provides a Zoom option, and warns that the date or time may change by court order.

Remaining in the settlement has a legal effect even if you take no action. You would be bound by the settlement and could not later sue the defendants over the claims this settlement resolves.

• If you stay in the settlement and it receives final approval, you give up the released claims for the January 1, 2023 through July 26, 2025 period.
• The notice says this release covers claims asserted in this case under state, federal, or local law, against the defendants and the other listed released parties.
• The notice says claims outside the release are not waived.