On behalf of my wife. Opened the mail this morning and enclosed was a check for $2082 for lost wages and settlement. My wife got notice 8+ months ago about a class action law suit against her company for not getting proper breaks or not getting paid for that time and unpaid OT
So she received $444.43 for lost wages and the rest of the $2k was for settlement.
Even though she never filed a complaint some one did and that started an investigation.
So always report thing like this to the labor department, because even if it doesn't effect you very much imagine randomly getting a $2k settlement out of the blue. especially if like most of us are living close to that edge of paycheck to paycheck, and boom an extra $2k handed to you. Would that help you out with some bills or give you a buffer? I know all my cost of living bills have jumped up in the last year.
I just had a minor surgery and will be out of work for a week, so I'm not going to be out long enough to file for temp disability so I just loose a weeks pay.