Gomez Ovando v. Mountaire Farms Inc.

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Settlement of claims on behalf of employees who were employed by Mountaire Farms Inc. and Mountaire Farms of North Carolina Corp. (“Mountaire” or “Defendants”) at Mountaire’s North Carolina chicken processing facilities as non-exempt chicken processing employees, for alleged unpaid wages against Mountaire.

Your legal rights are affected whether you act or not. Your options are explained below.

SUMMARY OF LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT:

SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM

To receive a settlement payment you must fully complete the claim form. You will be bound by the release of claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and North Carolina Wage and Hour Act (“NCWHA”) and give up the right to sue Mountaire and its releasees separately for the claims covered in the release.



You must return the claim form by October 1, 2025 to receive payment from this settlement.
DO NOTHING If you do nothing, and do not submit a claim form, you will not receive a settlement payment, but you will still release any claims you may have under the NCWHA. You will not, however, release any claims under the FLSA. The only exception to this is if you previously filed a consent to join the Jacinto Gomez Ovando et al v. Mountaire Farms, Inc., et al., CA No.: 7:23-cv-00004-M-RJ matter. If you filed a consent to join the Jacinto Gomez Ovando et al v. Mountaire Farms, Inc., et al., CA No.: 7:23-cv-00004-M-RJ matter, you are not required to submit a claim form to be a part of this settlement.
Exclude Yourself from the Settlement

If you do not wish to participate in the Settlement, you may exclude yourself. If you request exclusion, do not submit a Claim Form.



Only those individuals who exclude themselves will retain any right they may have to pursue their own lawsuit or claims under the NCWHA in the future. Individuals who request exclusion will not release any NCWHA claims as part of this Settlement, but also will not receive any monetary award as part of the Settlement.
Object

If you were employed by Mountaire at one of its North Carolina chicken processing facilities as a non-exempt chicken processing employees at any time between January 10, 2020, and December 20, 2024, and do not exclude yourself, you can write the Court about why you object to the Settlement.

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