Hydromax Washington Job Posting Settlement: Deadline Passed

You must submit a completed Claim Form by October 12, 2026. You may submit it online, by email, or by mail. A mailed form must be postmarked by the deadline.

The notice says claims will be reviewed and that the Settlement Administrator may ask for additional information. It does not list particular documents that everyone must provide.

People with a timely, valid claim receive equal shares of the Net Settlement Fund. The notice says your Claim Form shows an estimated payment amount, not a guaranteed amount.

Hydromax’s maximum settlement payment is $382,500, and the notice says that amount depends on how many class members submit claims. Requested attorneys’ fees, up to $5,000 in costs and expenses, and a requested $15,000 service award for the class representative would also come from that maximum fund if the Court approves them.

Payments can be made only if the Court approves the settlement and it becomes final. The fairness hearing is scheduled for December 18, 2026, at 8:30 A.M., but the hearing date may change.

After approval, any appeals and other reviews must be finished before checks are mailed. A check expires 180 days after it is issued. The notice describes payments as non-wage damages reported on a 1099.

If you do nothing, you will not receive a payment. You will remain in the class unless you exclude yourself.

If the Court approves the settlement, remaining in the class means you give up the released claims against Hydromax and related parties, including claims concerning the Washington pay-transparency law described in the notice. The release does not cover claims outside that release.

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

To exclude yourself, mail an individual signed and dated letter to the Settlement Administrator with your full name, address, and a statement that you want to be excluded. It must be postmarked by October 12, 2026. You cannot opt out by phone or email, and group requests are not allowed.

You may object only if you stay in the settlement class. To object, send a written objection to the Court by October 12, 2026, and mail copies and supporting documents to both Class Counsel and Hydromax’s attorneys by that date.

The notice requires identifying and contact information, your reasons for objecting, information about any attorney, whether you or your attorney plans to attend the hearing, specified information about certain prior class-settlement objections, and a signature and date. An objection does not require you to attend the hearing.

The Final Approval Hearing is scheduled for December 18, 2026, at 8:30 A.M. in Courtroom 4G at the Maleng Regional Justice Center, 401 Fourth Avenue North, Kent, Washington. The Court will consider whether the settlement is fair and will hear objections and arguments.

You do not have to attend. If you want to speak, you may ask the Court for permission, but the notice does not give a separate procedure for making that request.

The notice says Hydromax will not retaliate against a class member for participating, not participating, or objecting. It also says those choices will not affect an application for employment with Hydromax or its treatment of a current or former employee.