Swire Pacific (Coca-Cola) Washington Pay Settlement

The settlement covers the named plaintiffs and certain current and former Swire Pacific Holdings employees. The notice says the case concerns alleged limits on employees having another job, doing independent-contractor work, being self-employed, or otherwise supplementing their income while employed.

The notice lists the applicable hourly-earnings figures as $28.98 for 2022, $31.48 for 2023, $32.56 for 2024, $33.32 for 2025, and $34.26 for 2026. Being sent the notice means Swire’s records indicate you may be included, but the notice does not provide a separate claim form or process for challenging class membership.

• Current or former Swire employees
• Worked in Washington
• Earned less than twice the applicable state minimum hourly wage during at least part of the period from September 9, 2022, through March 10, 2026

Eligible class members who remain in the settlement will receive an equal pro-rata share of the Class Fund. A pro-rata share means the amount is divided among eligible participating class members, so the $672.54 shown in the notice is an estimate, not a guaranteed amount.

The payment is described as non-wage damages and will be reported on a 1099. The notice describes an automatic payment process; it does not say that you must submit documents proving a loss or file a claim form. If your address or phone number changes, contact the Settlement Administrator so payment can reach you.

• You must stay in the settlement rather than exclude yourself.
• The Court must approve the settlement and any appeals or other reviews must be completed.
• Keep your mailing address current, or choose a digital payment on the settlement website by November 2, 2026.

The $2,003,000 fund is not stated to be paid entirely to class members. Court-approved fees, costs, expenses, and service awards are paid from the fund. Because payments to class members are pro rata, those deductions and the number of participating class members can affect the final payment amount.

• The total Common Fund is $2,003,000.
• Class Counsel may seek $600,900 in attorneys’ fees and up to $10,000 in costs and expenses.
• The two plaintiffs may seek service awards of $20,000 each.
• These amounts come from the Settlement Fund and the Court decides what to approve.

If the Settlement Administrator has your current mailing address, the notice says a payment will be mailed after approval becomes final. You may instead select a digital payment. The address form may be submitted by mail or email to Simpluris, Inc.; the notice provides the administrator’s mailing address, phone number, and email address.

• Mail or email an updated address or use the accompanying Address Form if your contact information changes.
• To receive a digital payment instead, make a payment selection through the settlement website by November 2, 2026.
• The notice gives no deadline for an address update, but says to notify the administrator whenever your address or phone number changes.

Excluding yourself means leaving the settlement. You will not receive a settlement payment, but you will not release the claims covered by this settlement or be bound by the Court’s judgment. The notice says this is the only option that preserves the right to sue Swire about the same legal claims.

If you do not exclude yourself by the deadline, you remain in the class and give up the released claims if the settlement receives final approval.

• Send a signed and dated exclusion letter by mail, postmarked no later than November 2, 2026.
• Include your full name, address, and a statement that you want to be excluded.
• Do not use phone or email; each person must send their own request.

An objection asks the Court not to approve some or all of the settlement. It is different from excluding yourself: an objector remains in the class, while a person who excludes themselves cannot object because the settlement no longer applies to them.

• You may object only if you stay in the settlement.
• File a written objection with King County Superior Court by November 2, 2026.
• Mail copies and any supporting documents to both Class Counsel and Swire’s attorneys by that date.
• Include the information the notice requires, including your contact information, reasons for objecting, attorney information if applicable, hearing-attendance statement, prior-objection disclosures, and a signature and date.

At the final approval hearing, the Court will decide whether the settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate. The Court will also consider objections and requests for attorneys’ fees, costs, expenses, and service awards. The hearing date and time can change by court order.

A written objection that meets the notice’s requirements can be considered even if the objector does not attend. A class member who stays in the settlement may ask permission to speak at the hearing.

• The hearing is scheduled for November 13, 2026, at 11:30 A.M.
• It is set for King County Superior Court, Maleng Regional Justice Center, 401 Fourth Avenue North, Room 2G, Kent, Washington.
• The notice also provides Zoom access.
• Attendance is optional, including for people who submit a written objection.

The settlement is still proposed. The November 13, 2026 hearing is not itself a payment date, and the notice does not give a specific date when payments will be sent. It says to wait until court approval is final and any appeals or other reviews are complete.

• The Court must approve the settlement.
• Any appeals and other reviews must be completed.
• Payments are sent after those steps, rather than on the hearing date.
• A payment becomes void 180 days after it is issued if it is not used.