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This official website is maintained by the Settlement Administrator under the supervision of Co-Lead Counsel for the members of the Settlement Class in Grace et al. v. The Walt Disney Company et al. Case No. 30-2019-01116850-CU-OE-CXC

FAQs

  1. Do nothing.
    • By doing nothing, you will receive the award amount indicated in the Notice if approved by the Court and will be bound by any judgment in this case.  But you give up any rights to sue Disney separately about the Released Claims.
  2. Dispute your Allocation

    • If you DO NOT agree with the award amount indicated in the Notice that will be sent out to you in the near future, but you DO wish to participate in the Settlement, you must do the following:

      Complete and send a letter by United States or electronic mail entitled “Notice of Dispute” to the Settlement Administrator explaining why you dispute the total, together with any supporting written documentation. Such documentation may consist of official records, pay stubs, weekly schedules, or personal logs.

      To be considered, the Notice of Dispute and supporting written documentation must be postmarked no later than August 2, 2025. The Settlement Administrator will make a final and binding determination regarding any disputes by August 17, 2025. The Settlement Administrator will inform you by email of the final determination in writing. If the Settlement receives the Court’s final approval, your settlement check will be sent to you by United States mail.

  3. Exclude Yourself

    • If you already have your own lawsuit against Disney for failure to pay at least the hourly rate provided by the LWO, or for the other claims set forth above, or otherwise DO NOT want to be part of the Settlement, you must submit a signed written request to be excluded from the Settlement entitled “Exclusion Request Form” stating that you want to be excluded from the Grace et al. v. The Walt Disney Company et al. lawsuit.  Be sure to include your name, address, and telephone number and to sign and date the letter.  You must mail and postmark your Exclusion Request Form by August 2, 2025.  You may also ask to be excluded by completing and submitting the Form electronically HERE by August 2, 2025.

      If you do not timely submit an executed Exclusion Request Form, your Exclusion Request Form will be rejected, you will be deemed a Class Member, and you will be bound by all Settlement terms, including but not limited to the release of the Released Claims.

      If you timely submit an executed Exclusion Request Form, you will have no further role in the Class Action, and for all purposes, you will be regarded as if you never were either a party to the Action or a Class Member, and thus you will not be entitled to any benefit as a result of the Class Action and will not be entitled to or permitted to assert an objection to the Settlement.

      By law, you are not permitted to opt out of the Released PAGA Claims and you will be paid your pro rata share of the amount of the settlement allocated to PAGA.

Subject to final court approval, Disney will pay a total of $233,000,000 (the “Settlement Amount”).  The Settlement Amount includes the following: payment to the Class Members; payment to the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (“LWDA”); service awards to the Class Representatives; Class Counsel’s fees and costs; and costs for administering the Settlement.

Upon Final Approval of the Settlement by the Court, the Class and each Class Member, including each Plaintiff jointly, severally, shall fully release and discharge Defendants and Released Parties from the Released Claims.

“Released Parties” shall collectively mean: (i) The Walt Disney Company and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. (“Defendants”); (ii) each of Defendants’ current, former, and future predecessors, successors, assigns, parent companies, subsidiaries, associates, affiliates, employers, employees, agents, consultants, independent contractors, insurers, directors, managing directors, officers, partners, principals, members, attorneys, accountants, financial and other advisors, underwriters, shareholders, lenders, auditors, investment advisors, legal representatives, successors in interest, assigns and companies, firms, trusts, limited liability companies, partnerships, and corporations.

“Released Claims” means all claims made or that could have been made based on the facts pled in this Action, from January 1, 2019, through the Preliminary Approval Order entered in this case including, but not limited to, the alleged: (1) failure to pay the minimum wage or service charges required by Anaheim Municipal Code Title 6, Ch. 6.99; (2) waiting time penalties / failure to timely pay all wages due at separation (Labor Code §§ 201, 202, 203); (3) violation of the Unfair Competition Law (Business & Professions Code § 17200, et seq.); (4) failure to pay overtime wages (Labor Code §§ 510, 553, 558, 1194, 1198); (5) failure to provide accurate itemized wage statements (Labor Code § 226); and (6) violation of the Private Attorney General Act, Labor Code § 2698 et seq.  Released Claims shall not include the right of any Settlement Class Member or any of the Releasing Parties to enforce the terms of this Settlement Agreement and shall not include the claims of Persons who have timely excluded themselves from the Settlement Class.   

Released Claims include “PAGA Released Claims,” which means claims made or which could have been made for civil penalties under the California Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (“PAGA”), Labor Code section 2698, PAGA Released Claims shall not include the right of any Settlement Class Member or any of the Releasing Parties to enforce the terms of this Settlement Agreement.  Settlement Class Members cannot opt out of the release of their PAGA claims in this Action.

If you believe the Settlement is unfair or inadequate in any respect, you can ask the Court to deny approval by submitting a timely objection. You cannot ask the Court to order a larger or different settlement; the Court can only approve or disapprove the Settlement. If the Court denies approval, no settlement payments will be made, and the Class Action will continue. You cannot object to the Settlement if you request exclusion from the Settlement.

All written objections and supporting papers must:

  • Identify the case name and number (Grace et al. v. The Walt Disney Company et al. Case No. 30-2019-01116850-CU-OE-CXC) and your name, address and telephone number;
  • Be submitted to the Settlement Administrator;
  • Be postmarked on or before August 2, 2025;
  • Explain your grounds for the objection, including all citations to legal authority and evidence supporting the objection;
  • Include the name and contact information of any and all attorneys representing, advising, or in any way assisting you in connection with the preparation or submission of the objections; and
  • Include a statement indicating whether you intend to appear at the Final Approval Hearing, either personally or through your attorneys.

Alternatively, you may appear in court or hire an attorney to appear in court to orally object at the Final Approval Hearing.

If you submit a timely written objection, you may, but are not required to, appear at the Final Approval Hearing, either in person or through your attorney. If you appear through your own attorney, you are responsible for hiring and paying that attorney.

Any Class Member who does not object to the Settlement in the manner described above may be deemed to have waived any objections and may be foreclosed from objecting to the fairness or adequacy of the Settlement, the payment of attorneys’ fees and costs, the Service Awards to the Class Representatives, the claims process, and any and all other aspects of the Settlement.

Likewise, even if you submit an objection, you will be bound by the terms of the Settlement, including applicable releases as set forth above, unless the Court does not finally approve the Settlement.

Each Class Member who does not timely request to opt out of and be excluded from the Settlement (“Participating Class Member”) will receive his or her share of the Net Settlement Amount based on the Plan of Allocation. You should receive your payment within 60 days of the Effective Date of the Settlement Agreement.  The Effective Date will occur after the Court grants Final Approval of the Settlement and enters Judgment. The Settlement Agreement will only become effective if approved by the Court.   

Class Counsel is unable to offer advice concerning the state or federal tax consequences of payments to any Class Member. None of the Parties or Parties’ attorneys make any representations concerning the tax consequences of the Settlement or your participation in it. Class Members should consult with their own tax advisors concerning the tax consequences of the Settlement. Class Members are solely responsible for determining the tax consequences of payments made pursuant to the Settlement and for paying taxes, if any, which are determined to be owed by each of them on such payments (including penalties and interest related thereto) by any taxing authority, whether state, local, or federal.

Participating Settlement Class Members may elect to receive any Settlement Payment due to them via electronic payment by completing the Election Form.

In the event Participating Settlement Class Members do not exercise this option to receive their Settlement Payment via electronic payment, they will receive their Settlement Payment via a physical check by U.S. Mail.

If the email address or mobile phone number on file becomes invalid for any reason, it is your responsibility to provide accurate contact information to the Settlement Administrator to receive a payment.

If you do not opt for payment by electronic means, your payment will be sent through USPS First Class Mail. Therefore, if your address changes or is different from the one  that was supplied to the Defendants, you must correct it by completing the Election Form.

There are two firms serving as Class Counsel in this Case, the firms will allocate any recovery of attorneys’ fees and costs between them based on work on the case, rates based on attorney experience, and costs and risk incurred by the firms.

In addition, Class Counsel will ask the Court to authorize Service Awards of up to $20,000 to each of the three Class Representatives, in addition to the Individual Settlement Awards they will receive as Class Members, for their services in representing the Class in the Class Action.

Plaintiffs’ Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Reimbursement of Costs will be available for review at least 16 days prior to the deadline for Class Members to object to the Settlement.

The notice summarizes the proposed settlement. More details are in a Settlement Agreement.

Any questions regarding this Notice should be directed to the Settlement Administrator or to Class Counsel at the below address and telephone number.

PLEASE DO NOT TELEPHONE OR E-MAIL THE COURT OR THE COURT CLERK’S OFFICE, OR DISNEY OR DISNEY’S LAWYERS, TO INQUIRE ABOUT THIS SETTLEMENT OR THE CLAIM PROCESS.