UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
YOU ARE RECEIVING THIS NOTICE BECAUSE YOU APPLIED FOR EMPLOYMENT WITH THE KENAN ADVANTAGE GROUP, INC. (“KAG”) AND KAG OBTAINED A BACKGROUND REPORT AND MAY HAVE DENIED YOU EMPLOYMENT BASED ON THAT REPORT
BETWEEN OCTOBER 17, 2016 AND JANUARY 31, 2019
YOU COULD GET A CASH PAYMENT FROM A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT.
- Adverse Class: A settlement will provide up to a maximum possible amount of $497,568.00 to pay claims to persons who applied for a job with KAG and may have been denied employment based in whole or in part on a background check (consumer report).
Disclosure Class: A settlement will provide up to a maximum possible amount of $$430,500.00 to pay claims to persons who applied for a job with KAG and about whom a background check (consumer report) was obtained and/or relied upon or used to make an employment decision.
- The settlement resolves a lawsuit about whether KAG violated the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) in how it obtained and/or used the background checks (consumer reports) of persons who applied for jobs with KAG; pays money to persons like you; and releases KAG from liability.
- Adverse Class: You may be entitled to a cash payment of: (1) a gross amount up to $48.00 (less settlement administration costs, attorneys’ fees, litigation expenses, and a service award for the Plaintiff) because KAG obtained a consumer report about you for employment purposes between October 17, 2016 and January 31, 2019; and/or (2) an additional amount of up to $273.85 (less settlement administration costs, litigation expenses, and a service award for Plaintiff) if between October 17, 2016 and January 31, 2019, your consumer report included potentially adverse information that may have led KAG to deny you employment.
Disclosure Class: You may be entitled to a cash payment in a gross amount of $48.00 (less settlement administration costs, attorneys’ fees, litigation expenses, and a service award for the Plaintiff) because KAG obtained a consumer report about you for employment purposes between October 17, 2016 and January 31, 2019. - Your legal rights are affected whether you act or don’t act. Read the notice carefully.
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YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT: |
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DO NOTHING |
If the Court approves the settlement, the payment described in this notice under (1) above will be sent to you automatically. You will not be able to sue KAG for the same claims alleged in this case. |
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FILE A CLAIM FORM (Adverse Class Only) |
You must file a claim no later than November 14, 2021, to receive the additional amount described in this notice under (2) above. If the Court approves the settlement, the payments described in this notice under (2) will be sent to you if you file a Claim Form on or before November 14, 2021. The Claim Form is included with this Notice. You may submit your Claim Form online, by email to [email protected], or by mail to KAG Class Action, c/o Settlement Administrator, PO Box 23680, Jacksonville, FL 32241. |
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EXCLUDE YOURSELF |
Get no payment. This is the only option that allows you to ever be part of any other lawsuit against KAG about the legal claims in this case. |
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OBJECT |
Write to the Court about why you do not like the settlement. |
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GO TO A HEARING |
Ask to speak in Court about the fairness of the settlement. |