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Livingston International recently agreed to pay $19 million to resolve claims that they failed to pay their Canadian workers the overtime they were legally owed.
If you are a current or former Canadian Livingston employee, and worked for the company between Aug. 15, 2007 to April 28, 2017 as an administrative, clerical, technical, or supervisory worker, a compensation cheque will be mailed to you on July 30.
The claims period was initially scheduled to close on Oct. 15, 2019, but was extended to provide for further notification of additional former employees, who are Class Members.
Plaintiff Michael Bozsik filed the class action lawsuit against Livingston International Inc. for unpaid overtime, back in October 2014. In this Canada class action lawsuit, Michael, who worked for Livingston International from 2006 until 2012, claimed that he was routinely underpaid when it came to overtime compensation.
The company reportedly forced employees to work overtime hours in order to carry out their duties but encouraged them to not record these hours worked – meaning that administrative, clerical, technical, and supervisory workers were allegedly denied overtime wages.
These practices were reportedly reinforced by a company policy which required employees to secure advanced authorization to work overtime. If employees failed to do this, they would allegedly not be paid overtime wages. Unfortunately, the nature of the employees’ work reportedly made it near impossible to get advanced authorization, allegedly creating a systematic barrier which Livingston used to its advantage.
Livingston agreed to settle the overtime claims against them by paying $19 million. The company has not admitted any wrongdoing by settling the class action lawsuit against them but instead seeks to resolve the claims.
Under the settlement, each Class Member will be entitled to a proportional share of the net settlement fund based on their years of employment, wage rate, computer records, and calculation of overtime owed.
Class Members who currently work for Livingston are not required to file a Claim Form, their compensation will be automatically mailed to them. Former employees are required to complete a Claim Form in order to receive compensation. The claims period has been extended to allow for further notification of additional former employees who are Class Members.
The settlement was granted approval in Canadian court on June 21, 2019.
Note: all dollar amounts are in CAD.
Who’s Eligible
Current and former Canadian Livingston employees who worked for the company between Aug. 15, 2007 to April 28, 2017 as administrative, clerical, technical, and supervisory workers.
Potential Award
A proportional share of the settlement based on years of employment, wage rate, computer records, and overtime calculations.
Proof of Purchase
N/A
Claim Form
NOTE: If you do not qualify for this settlement do NOT file a claim.
Remember: you are submitting your claim under penalty of perjury. You are also harming other eligible Class Members by submitting a fraudulent claim. If you’re unsure if you qualify, please read the FAQ section of the Settlement Administrator’s website to ensure you meet all standards (Top Class Actions is not a Settlement Administrator). If you don’t qualify for this settlement, check out our database of other open class action settlements you may be eligible for.
Claim Form Deadline
The claims period has been extended to allow for further notification of additional former employees who are Class Members.
Case Name
Bozsik v. Livingston International Inc., Case No. 5270/14, in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Canada.
Final Hearing
6/21/2019
Settlement Website
Claims Administrator
Livingston Intl Class Action
c/o RicePoint Administration
P.O. Box 4454, Toronto Station A
25 The Esplanade
Toronto, ON M5W 4B1
1-866-610-7719
LivingstonIntl@RicePoint.com
Class Counsel
Louis Sokolov
SOTOS LLP
David O’Connor
J. Adam Dewar
ROY O’CONNOR LLP
Daniel Iny
Louis Century
GOLDBLATT PARTNERS LLP
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Lisa Talbot
Sarah Whitmore
TORYS LLP
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