Settlement Structure: Claims Made
Active: Open
Case Summary:McDonald’s is settling a class action alleging that it did not provide employees leaving the company with adequate notices on how to exercise their rights under the Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA). COBRA was designed to permit employees to continue their group health insurance for a time after they leave the company. The complaint alleged that the McDonald’s COBRA notice did not include an address where COBRA payments were to be sent, did not include a physical election form, and did not identify the plan administrator.
Docket Number:1:21-cv-24339-FAM
Company: McDonald’s
Filing Deadline: January 1, 2100
Class Period: December 15, 2017 to February 9, 2021
Objection Deadline: January 15, 2023
Exclusion Deadline: January 15, 2023
Final Approval Hearing: February 8, 2023
Proof of Purchase:You do not have to provide proof.
Eligibility:You may be eligible if you were a participant or beneficiary of the McDonald’s Corporation Health Plan who, as a result of a qualifying event, received a COBRA notice between December 15, 2017 and February 9, 2021, as shown in McDonald’s records, and who did not elect COBRA.
Typical Settlement Amount:Equal share of the net settlement amount. Estimated to be $7-$10, depending on other fees and costs to by paid by the settlement.
Total Settlement Amount: $156,782.50
Class Representative Proposed Incentive Fee:Unknown
Law Firm:
Wenzel Fenton Cabassa PA
Case Name: Johnson v. McDonald’s Corporation
Settlement Website: Johnson v. McDonald’s Settlement Website
Claims Administrator:
American Legal Claim Services, LLC
Johnson v. McDonald’s Corporation
c/o Settlement Administrator
PO Box 23680
Jacksonville, FL 32241-3680
888-755-4391