Thomas et al. v. Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America, Inc., No. 1:24-cv-422 (S.D. Ohio)

NOTICE OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF CLASS AND COLLECTIVE ACTION
LAWSUIT AND FAIRNESS HEARING 

A court authorized this notice.  This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.

Please read this Notice carefully.  YOU MUST TAKE ACTION TO EITHER CLAIM YOUR SHARE OF A SETTLEMENT OR TO EXCLUDE YOURSELF FROM THE SETTLEMENT.

  • Jason Thomas and Joseph Horner (the “Employees”), former employees of Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America, Inc. (“MEAA”), sued MEAA in a lawsuit called Thomas et al. v. Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America, Inc., Case No. 1:24-cv-422, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (the “Court”).  The Employees argue that they and other non-exempt employees of MEAA at its facilities in Mason, Ohio and Maysville, Kentucky were not paid for all time worked and are owed unpaid overtime wages, minimum wages, other wages, and other damages from MEAA (the “Lawsuit”).  MEAA denies that it has failed to properly pay employees and denies that it engaged in any wrongdoing of any kind.   

  • This Notice is being sent to current and former hourly employees of MEAA who worked at the Mason, Ohio and/or Maysville, Kentucky facility (“Settlement Class Employees”) at any time between October 24, 2021 and May 11, 2024 (the “Covered Period”).

  • The Employees and MEAA agreed to this proposed settlement solely to avoid the burden, expense, inconvenience, and uncertainty of litigation for all parties.  The Court preliminarily approved this settlement, but the Court has not made any decisions regarding the validity or merits of the Employees’ claims, and no side has won the Lawsuit.

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT:

SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM AND OBTAIN A PAYMENT

If you wish to participate in the settlement and receive a settlement payment, complete and mail back the enclosed “Claim Form” to the Settlement Administrator, as discussed in Section 4 below.  An electronic Claim Form may also be submitted through the case website: www.MEAACollectiveAction.com. The Claim Form must be postmarked (if mailed) or received (if submitted via the case website) by February 2, 2026. 

If you choose to participate in the settlement, you will release the claims discussed in Section 9 below.

DO NOTHING

By NOT submitting either the completed enclosed Claim Form or an Opt-Out Statement by February 2, 2026, you will not receive any payment or other benefits of the settlement, but you will release Ohio and Kentucky state and local law claims described in Section 9 of this Notice. You will not release federal claims described in Section 9 below.

OPT OUT

If you timely submit an Opt-Out Statement, you will not receive any payment or other benefits of the settlement, and you will not release any claims that you may have against MEAA.

OBJECT

You may write to the Court about why you object to the settlement.  If you submit an Opt-Out Statement, however, you cannot object to the settlement.  More information about objecting is set forth in Sections 7 and 8 below. 

Important Dates:

  • Deadline to Submit a Claim Form: February 2,2026
  • Final Approval Hearing: April 8, 2026

 

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