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A collective action lawsuit has been filed against Defendant Curaleaf Holdings, Inc.  The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) requires that tips are the property of employees and prohibits employers from keeping some or all of the tips received by employees for any purpose. Plaintiffs allege Curaleaf violated the FLSA by failing to pay employees some or all of their earned tips, and that this tip money was instead either confiscated, spent, or forcibly donated to charity. Plaintiffs also allege that in some instances Curaleaf violated the FLSA by operating an illegal tip pool such that employees were not paid all their tips earned and owed under the FLSA. Plaintiffs seek actual damages, liquidated damages, attorneys’ fees, and costs/expenses. No trial date has yet been set in this case.

A collective action is similar to a class action in that the goal of the plaintiffs is to address a widespread issue affecting multiple individuals in an efficient manner. A key difference is that in a collective action, individuals must actively choose to join the lawsuit (opt-in), whereas in a class action, individuals are automatically included in the lawsuit unless they choose to remove themselves (opt-out).

If you worked at an Illinois, Arizona, or Massachusetts Curaleaf dispensary as an hourly employee for any period of time between March 28, 2019 and February 1, 2022, you have a right to join, or “opt-in,” to this lawsuit by submitting a Consent Form.  If you choose to complete and submit the Consent Form you will become an “Opt-In Plaintiff” to this lawsuit. You will, subsequently be bound by any judgment in this lawsuit, whether it is favorable or unfavorable, should the Court ultimately find that Plaintiffs and Opt-In Plaintiffs are, in fact, “similarly situated” in accordance with federal law. As an Opt-In Plaintiff, you may be required to participate in this lawsuit.