FN Logistics Wage and Hour Settlement: Who Gets Paid Automatically

If you received mailed notice, the notice and current claim page say payment is automatic if approved. If you did not, the official page requires a mailed claim and workweek proof for receipt by October 26, 2026. Checked September 10, 2026: https://www.buciovfnlogisticsclassaction.com/form/claim. This adds a filing step absent from the mailed notice's general explanation.

• If you opt out of the class settlement, you will not receive the class payment. But a PAGA Member still receives the PAGA payment; PAGA Members cannot opt out of that part of the settlement.

The class payment comes from the money remaining after Court-approved fees, costs, representative payments, administration costs, and PAGA penalties are taken from the $5,565,000 gross settlement amount.

• Each participating class member’s share is based on the number of qualifying workweeks they worked from January 13, 2019 through December 31, 2024. The administrator divides the available class-payment fund by all participating members’ workweeks, then multiplies that result by your workweeks.
• The estimated amount on an individual notice can change because the final deductions, the total workweeks, and other payment calculations may change.

The PAGA payment is separate from the class payment. It is for people who fall within the PAGA group, based on work during October 2, 2021 through December 31, 2024.

• A total of $50,000 is set aside for individual PAGA payments. Your share depends on your qualifying pay periods compared with the qualifying pay periods of all PAGA Members.
• If you remain in the class settlement and qualify for both payments, the administrator will mail one check that combines them. If you opt out of the class settlement but are a PAGA Member, you can still receive the PAGA-only check.
• Source difference checked September 10, 2026: notice section 4 and the official FAQ use PAGA pay periods, but page 2 of the current claim form says PAGA payments are distributed the same way as workweek-based class payments. Confirm the calculation with Simpluris; we have not treated those methods as interchangeable. Form: https://cw.simpluris.com/docs/public/downloads/FBH1/CLAIM_FORM; FAQ: https://www.buciovfnlogisticsclassaction.com/faq/.

Your notice lists the workweeks and PAGA pay periods credited to you from FNL’s or the staffing agencies’ records. These numbers affect the payment calculation.

• If you believe either number is too low, send a signed letter to the Settlement Administrator by mail, email, or fax no later than October 26, 2026. The notice mentions fax but lists no fax number; use its listed email/mail contact or ask Simpluris for the correct fax destination.
• Include copies of pay stubs or other records that support your position. Do not send original documents, because they will not be returned. The administrator’s decision on the challenge is final.

Opting out, also called excluding yourself, applies only to the class settlement. It means you will not receive an Individual Class Payment and can preserve your own Class Period wage-and-hour claims, subject to FNL’s defenses.

• To opt out, mail a signed postcard or letter to the Settlement Administrator. It must give your name, address, telephone number, the last four digits of your Social Security number, and say that you want to be excluded from the Settlement Class.
• The notice (sections 3 and 6) and official FAQ set October 26, 2026 for exclusion; the homepage instead lists December 1, 2026, including in its discussion of workers who file claims. Checked September 10, 2026: https://www.buciovfnlogisticsclassaction.com/ and https://www.buciovfnlogisticsclassaction.com/faq/. Do not assume the later date is an extension applying to you. Confirm the applicable deadline with Simpluris promptly.
• You cannot opt out of the PAGA portion. If you are a PAGA Member, you remain eligible for its individual payment and give up the covered PAGA claims when the settlement becomes final.
• The homepage also discusses submitting a claim and excluding yourself to receive a PAGA payment, while page 2 of the current claim form says not to file a claim after requesting exclusion. Ask Simpluris how an unnotified PAGA member should proceed; we have not resolved that inconsistency.

If you do not validly opt out of the class settlement, you give up the covered Class Period wage-and-hour claims against FNL and the other Released Parties once the judgment is final, FNL has funded the settlement, and employer payroll taxes have been paid.

• Even if you opt out of the class portion, a PAGA Member gives up the covered PAGA penalty claims once those same conditions are met. The notice describes the full list of released claims on pages 5 and 6.
• Claims outside the Class Period and several other listed types of claims are not included in the class release.

The proposed tax allocation treats 20% of an Individual Class Payment as wages. That portion is subject to withholding and is reported on a W-2 form.

• The remaining 80% of the class payment and any Individual PAGA Payment are reported on 1099 forms. The notice says PAGA payments are penalties rather than wages for tax purposes.
• The notice does not provide individual tax advice and says each recipient is responsible for taxes due on settlement payments.

The Court will decide whether to grant final approval at the hearing scheduled for December 1, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. You do not have to attend.

• Only people who remain Participating Class Members can object to the class settlement. A written objection must be sent to the Settlement Administrator by October 26, 2026 and include the objection, reasons and supporting facts, along with the identifying information requested in the notice. Follow notice section 7 for the complete requirements, including your signature and approximate employment dates.
• A Participating Class Member may also raise an objection at the hearing. Someone who opts out cannot object to the settlement.

FNL is required to fund the gross settlement no later than 30 days after a final judgment, assuming the Court grants final approval. A judgment is not final until the appeal period has expired, or later if there is an appeal.

• The notice does not provide a specific date when checks will be mailed. It says the administrator will mail checks to the address where the notice was sent, so report an address change promptly.
• Cash the check before the void date printed on it. If it is not cashed in time, the money will be sent to California’s Unclaimed Property Fund in your name.

For workers without mailed notice, the official claim page lists Bucio v. FN Logistics, LLC, c/o Settlement Administrator, P.O. Box 26170, Santa Ana, CA 92799-9958. It requires USPS delivery by October 26, 2026, with a signed form and copies of work records. One form per person; additional document sheets must be named and signed.

• The downloaded form has an unrelated Sandhills Medical settlement name in one contact block on page 2, although its heading and primary mailing instructions identify Bucio v. FNL. Before relying on that conflicting block, verify with Simpluris at (833) 647-9068 or [email protected]. Sources checked September 10, 2026: https://www.buciovfnlogisticsclassaction.com/form/claim and https://cw.simpluris.com/docs/public/downloads/FBH1/CLAIM_FORM.