BRETT STEWART v. API INC., ET AL. Settlement

Civil Action No. 2:21-cv-01788-CB in United States District Court - Western District of Pennsylvania

NOTICE OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

TO:          All non-exempt employees employed by A.P.I., Inc., API Construction Company, or API Group, Inc. (collectively “API”) who worked for API at the petrochemical facility in Monaca, Pennsylvania being construed for Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC (the “Shell Cracker Plant”) during any workweek from November 3, 2018, to November 27, 2022.

                              COURT-AUTHORIZED NOTICE. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FROM A LAWYER. YOU ARE NOT BEING SUED.

Brett Stewart (hereinafter “Plaintiff”) sued API on behalf of himself and all other non-exempt employees of API at the Shell Cracker Plant during any workweek from November 3, 2018, to November 27, 2022.  Plaintiff alleges that API failed to pay all overtime wages owed to the Class under the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act (“PMWA”) for pre-shift and post-shift work during their employment.  API denies that it did anything wrong and claims it paid all overtime wages owed.

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS

STAY IN THIS LAWSUIT AND FILE A CLAIM

Stay in this lawsuit and file a claim.

By staying in the lawsuit and filing a claim, you will receive a settlement payment. But you give up the right to sue API separately about the same legal claims in this lawsuit.

ASK TO BE EXCLUDED

Remove yourself from this Class Action, get no benefits or money from the settlement, but keep certain rights.

If you ask to be excluded, you will not share in the settlement recovery. But you keep the right to bring separate claims against API about the same legal claims in this lawsuit.

 

Your options and other basic information are explained in the Notice.  To ask to be excluded, you must act before March 6, 2025.