Did you receive a notice from Hershey? Did you receive a mail about a class action on the settlement to resolve claims about the Hershey 2023 lawsuit? This review will help you partake in the class action settlement after confirming the authenticity of the mail.
What Is Hershey Class Action Settlement?
Three former Hershey employees are suing the company over their firings due to not getting the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit was originally filed in circuit court in Ottawa County, Michigan, but was removed to Michigan federal court after Karim was determined to not have a residence or connection to Michigan, according to a filing from Hershey. The name of the case is Clancy, et al. v. The Hershey Co., Case No. 1:23-cv-00598, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, Southern Division.
he plaintiff is represented by Noah S. Hurwitz and Brendan J. Childree of Hurwitz Law PLLC.
Hershey is represented by Stephanie L. Sweitzer, Michael S. Burkhardt, Ali M. Kliment and Shelby Krafka of Morgan, Lewis and Bockius LLP.
What Is This Class Action All About?
The three plaintiffs filed exemptions to the COVID vaccine requirement but were notified that those exemptions were denied in November 2021 before they were terminated from the company on Jan. 29, 2022.
The employees had claimed the firing violated Michigan’s Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act, but the removal claims from Hershey would mean that act does not apply.
The former Hershey employees asked for “compensatory damages they have incurred as a direct and proximate result, including for monetary loss and non-monetary loss, exemplary and punitive damages, prejudgment interest, declaratory relief, reinstatement, attorneys’ fees and costs, and such other relief as in law or equity may pertain.”
Hershey paid Clancy an annual base salary of $81,570.70, Welte an annual base salary of $146,784.83 and Karim an annual base salary of $110,000 at the time of the firings, according to the Hershey lawsuit response. That means all meet the $75,000 requirement that the case be removed to federal court and out of the circuit court, according to Hershey’s response.
Many lawsuits have been filed against companies, governments and other employees over concerns related to COVID-19 vaccine requirements and the dangers of the vaccine
Who Is Eligible?
The settlement benefits all class members who have been discriminated against for trying to use an exception to a vaccine mandate.
How To Be Part of This Settlement
For a class member to partake in this settlement, they must a valid claim on the settlement website.
What Is The Pay For This Settlement?
The pay for this settlement varies and the proof of purchase is not necessary.
Conclusion
As you submit your claim to the settlement website, just like the Oliveri and Associates class action settlement we have reviewed, you’re doing so under penalty of perjury. You are also harming other eligible Class Members by submitting a fraudulent claim.
