Featherstone, et al., v. FCA US, LLC
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
Case No. 2:23-CV-10362
To: All current and former hourly production employees who worked for FCA US, LLC in any United States facility between February 10, 2020, and May 12, 2025.
THE NOTICE MAY AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS TO MONEY YOU MAY BE OWED IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR EMPLOYMENT BY FCA US, LLC. IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SETTLEMENT, YOU MUST RETURN YOUR COMPLETED REQUEST FOR EXCLUSION FROM CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT FORM (“REQUEST FOR EXCLUSION”), DATED, SIGNED, AND POSTMARKED BY NOT LATER THAN JUNE 22, 2026, OR ELSE YOU WILL BE BOUND BY THE SETTLEMENT.
IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE A SHARE OF THE SETTLEMENT PROCEEDS, READ THE CLASS MEMBER SETTLEMENT INFORMATION ON THE MAILED POSTCARD NOTICE AND CONFIRM THAT YOUR IDENTIFYING INFORMATION AND THE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR EMPLOYMENT WITH DEFENDANTS IS CORRECT. IF IT IS CORRECT, YOU DO NOT NEED TO DO ANYTHING, AND YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR SHARE OF THE SETTLEMENT AT A LATER DATE IF THE COURT GRANTS FINAL APPROVAL OF THE SETTLEMENT. IF THE CLASS MEMBER SETTLEMENT INFORMATION IS INCORRECT, REACH OUT TO THE SETTLEMENT ADMINISTRATOR.
IF YOU WISH TO OBJECT TO THE SETTLEMENT, YOU MUST FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS IN THE NOTICE OR ON THIS WEBSITE, HERE.
A proposed settlement (the “Settlement”) has been reached between Plaintiffs Delores Featherstone, Tadeusz Golebiewski, Corrie Merrow, Kelly Dawn Davis, Lisa Marks, Michael Ruffcorn Jr, Jimmy Tillman, Robert D. Haley, Jr., Farrah Rodriguez, and Elizabeth Salazar (“Plaintiffs”) and Defendant FCA US, LLC (“Defendant”), in the class action pending in the Court (the “Action”) brought on behalf of the following individuals (the “Class”):
All current and former hourly employees who worked for FCA US, LLC in the United States any time between February 10, 2020, and May 12, 2025.
The Court has preliminarily approved the Settlement and conditionally certified the Class for purposes of the Settlement only. You have received the Notice because Defendant’s records indicate that you are a member of the Class. The Notice is designed to inform you of how you can object to the Settlement or elect not to participate in the Settlement. Unless you submit an election not to participate in the Settlement, the Settlement, if finally approved by the Court, will be binding upon you.
The Action, which is currently pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (the “Court”), is titled Featherstone, et al. v. FCA US, LLC, Case No. 2:23-cv-10362.
In the Action, Plaintiffs allege that hourly production employees employed by Defendant in the United States were not properly paid overtime because Defendant failed to calculate their regular rate of pay in the computation of overtime pay. Based on those allegations, Plaintiffs asserted claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., claims under the Illinois Minimum Wage Law and the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act, and claims under the Ohio Minimum Fair Wage Standards Act and the Ohio Prompt Pay Act. Plaintiffs seek the recovery of unpaid overtime wages, liquidated damages, interest, costs, attorneys’ fees, and other relief. Plaintiffs sued on behalf of themselves and all other individuals allegedly similarly situated to them with respect to the claims asserted.
Defendant denies all of Plaintiffs’ material allegations. Specifically, Defendant contends, among other things, that the hourly employees were paid properly for all of their overtime; that Plaintiff cannot recover under the claims they asserted; that Defendant acted in good faith with respect to the matters that Plaintiffs allege; that a class could not be appropriately certified in the Action; and if a class were certified, Defendant’s defenses to Plaintiffs’ claims would be applicable to the claims of the class.
After good-faith negotiations presided over by a private mediator, in which both sides recognized the substantial risk of an uncertain outcome, and the cost and length of full litigation with possible appeals, Plaintiffs and Defendant agreed to settle the Action pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Settlement.
The Settlement represents a compromise and settlement of highly-disputed claims. Nothing in the Settlement is intended or will be construed as an admission by Defendant that Plaintiffs’ claims in the Action have merit or that it has any liability to Plaintiffs or the proposed class on those claims. On the contrary, Defendant denies any and all such liability. Defendant reserves the right to object to any claim if for any reason the Settlement fails.
The Parties and their counsel have concluded that the Settlement is advantageous, considering the risks and uncertainties to each side of continued litigation that could take years to resolve. The Parties and their counsel have determined that the Settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate and is in the best interests of the members of the Class.