Amanda Frlekin et al. v. Apple Inc.U.S. District Court, Northern District of California Case No. 13-cv-0351-WHA

Notice of Pendency of Class Action Settlement
January 11, 2022

A settlement agreement (the “Settlement”) has been reached between Apple and Plaintiffs Amanda Frlekin, Aaron Gregoroff, Seth Dowling, Debra Speicher, and Taylor Kalin (“Plaintiffs”) in a class action pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (the “Court”). Plaintiffs Aaron Gregoroff, Seth Dowling, Debra Speicher, and Taylor Kalin (“Class Representatives”) are pursuing the Action on behalf of themselves and individuals who worked as a non-exempt employee at an Apple retail store in California at any time between July 25, 2009 and December 26, 2015 (“Settlement Class Members”). The “Class Period” is July 25, 2009 to December 31, 2015. Plaintiffs Amanda Frlekin and Taylor Kalin are also pursuing the Action on behalf of themselves, the State of California, and all individuals who worked as a non-exempt employee at an Apple retail store in California at any time from July 25, 2012 to December 26, 2015 (the “PAGA Settlement Class Members”) seeking civil penalties pursuant to the Private Attorneys’ General Act of 2004, California Labor Code section 2698 et seq. (“PAGA”).

The Court has preliminarily approved the Settlement. The Court appointed McLaughlin & Stern LLP and Kralowec Law, P.C. to serve as Class Counsel for the Settlement Class Members, and Lee Shalov of McLaughlin & Stern LLP to serve as Lead Counsel for the Settlement Class Members. In making this appointment and preliminarily approving the Settlement, the Court gave these Class Counsel firms the authority to represent and bind the Plaintiffs and Settlement Class Members regarding the Settlement, subject to the Court’s final approval of the Settlement.

More information is available at the settlement website:  http://www.applebagchecksettlement.com.  Please visit the settlement website and read the additional information provided there. 

Questions about the settlement may be addressed to the settlement administrator: 
MAIL: Angeion Group, Inc., 1650 Arch Street, Suite 101, Philadelphia, PA 19103
PHONE: 1-844-844-3203
EMAIL: Info@AppleBagCheckSettlement.com

The complete Notice of Settlement may be downloaded at the "Important Documents" page of the settlement website,
https://www.applebagchecksettlement.com/lang/en/important-documents.php, or by clicking the links below. 

If you received a Notice of Settlement through mail or email, your classification as either a New or Existing Class Member is indicated at the bottom of that Notice.  Please contact the settlement administrator for more information.

• Notice to Existing Class Members (persons who were employed as a non-exempt employee at an Apple retail store at any time from July 25, 2009 through August 10, 2015, and to whom the prior class notice was provided, and who did not previously opt out)
• Notice to New Class Members and Exclusion Form (persons who were employed as a non-exempt employee at an Apple retail store at any time from August 3, 2015 through December 26, 2015 and to whom the prior class notice was not provided)
• Online Exclusion Request Form for New Class Members Only

One of the following alternative notices may apply to you.  Please consult the Notice of Settlement that you received through mail or email.  For more information, please consult the settlement website or contact the settlement administrator. 

• Notice to Existing Class Members - No Shifts and No PAGA Pay Periods (persons who meet the definition of an Existing Class Member but who did not work any shifts or pay periods from July 25, 2009 through December 31, 2015)
• Notice to Existing Class Members - Shifts but No PAGA Pay Periods (persons who meet the definition of an Existing Class Member but who had no pay periods during the PAGA Period of July 25, 2012 through December 31, 2015)
• Notice to Existing Class Members - PAGA Pay Periods but No Shifts (persons who meet the definition of an Existing Class Member but who did not work any shifts from July 25, 2009 through December 31, 2015)
• Notice to New Class Members - No Shifts (persons who meet the definition of a New Class Member but who did not work any shifts from August 3, 2015 through December 31, 2015)

Important Dates (please contact the settlement administrator with any questions):

April 26, 2022 — Response Deadline For New Class Members To Submit Exclusion Request

April 26, 2022 — Response Deadline For All Class Members To File Objections To The Proposed Settlement

July 5, 2022 — Deadline To File An Objection To Final Approval Of The Settlement and Class Counsel’s Requests For Attorneys’ Fees and Costs

July 7, 2022, at 8:00 a.m. — Final Approval Hearing at the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, Courtroom 12 on the 19th Floor of the United States Courthouse located at 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California 94102