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James v Universal Settlement
Halbert James v. Universal Protection Service, LLC
d/b/a Allied Universal Security Services
Case No. 3:22-cv-01668-SMY
United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Welcome to the Universal Protection Wage Case Settlement Home Page.
The parties reached a settlement of this matter on September 21, 2023, that has been preliminarily approved by the Court. As part of the settlement and preliminary approval by the Court, the Court certified a Settlement Class and FLSA Settlement Collective of hourly-paid security professionals who worked for Defendant in Illinois since July 26, 2019 and who did not sign an arbitration agreement.
This website is provided as a service to eligible settlement participants. The information provided is in summary form and is not intended as a complete explanation of your rights. For full and complete information, you are directed to review carefully the Court-approved Class Member Notice.
Current Status
- The parties reached a settlement of this matter on September 21, 2023, that has been preliminarily approved by the Court.
- After deductions for (i) settlement administration costs, (ii) payroll taxes (excepting employer-side payroll taxes), (iii) the class representative’s incentive award, and (iv) attorneys’ fees and costs, the total amount of money available to be paid to Settlement Class and FLSA Settlement Collective members under the settlement is approximately $950,000.00. Individual settlement amounts are based upon the number of workweeks of 39.5 hours or more that you worked for Defendant as an hourly-paid security professional during the Class Period of July 26, 2019 through January 5, 2024, and each individual will receive a minimum settlement payment of $50.00.