Schenker Employment Background Check Settlement

How much a person receives will depend on the deductions and the number of participating class members.

• The $1,275,000 gross fund is not all available for class payments. Court-approved attorneys’ fees and costs, a payment to the class representative, and administration costs are taken out first.
• The remaining net amount is divided equally on a pro rata basis among class members who do not opt out. The notice does not state a dollar estimate for an individual payment.
• Class Counsel plans to request fees of up to one-third of the gross fund. The requested class-representative payment cannot exceed $7,500, and estimated administration costs are $73,000.

• If a mailed notice is returned and the Settlement Administrator cannot find a valid address using reasonable efforts, that class member will not be mailed a check.
• That person’s share will be redistributed to participating class members whose notices were successfully delivered. The notice therefore recommends confirming a current mailing address.

• After the first checks, uncashed money will be distributed a second time to class members who cashed their first check.
• Any money still uncashed after that second distribution will be sent to the Electronic Privacy Information Center.

This is the legal tradeoff for staying in the settlement. A person who validly opts out does not receive a settlement payment and is not bound by these settlement terms.

• Remaining in the settlement means releasing claims against Schenker and the other released parties that arise from, or relate to, its use of the pre-February 28, 2022 background-check authorization and disclosure forms to obtain consumer or investigative consumer reports for employment purposes.
• The release includes claims under the FCRA and listed California reporting laws, as well as other related legal theories. It also includes known and unknown claims related to the case’s facts.

Opting out means leaving the settlement. You will not receive money from it, but you will keep any rights you may have to bring your own case about the claims in this lawsuit.

• Send a written Request for Exclusion by First-Class Mail, postmarked by November 20, 2026.
• The request must include your name, signature, last four Social Security number digits, and a statement that you want to be excluded from this case.
• Mail it to: Wickham v. Schenker, Inc., c/o Simpluris, Inc., P.O. Box 26170, Santa Ana, CA 92799.

• Only class members who have not opted out may object.
• An objection must be in writing, identify the case name and number, and be filed electronically or in person with the Northern District of California, or mailed to the Class Action Clerk at 280 South First Street, San Jose, CA 95113.
• It must be filed or postmarked by November 20, 2026. The notice says a timely written objection may be heard at the final approval hearing, and attendance is optional.

• The Court will consider objections and decide whether to grant final approval on December 17, 2026, at 10:00 AM Pacific Time.
• The hearing is scheduled for Courtroom 8 at the San Jose Federal District Courthouse, 280 South First Street, San Jose, California 95113.
• The notice says attendance is not necessary and that the hearing may be continued without further notice.

• The notice does not provide tax advice or say how a payment will be treated for tax purposes.
• It says class members should consult their own tax advisers about possible state and federal tax consequences.