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Important Deadlines

The following are important dates that will affect your rights:

  • Deadline to Request to be Excluded: If you do not want to be legally bound by the Settlement, you must exclude yourself by October 24, 2022 or you will not be able to sue, or continue to sue, Au Pair in America for any of the claims resolved by the Settlement. To exclude yourself, you must provide all required information. If you exclude yourself, you cannot get money from this Settlement. Detailed instructions for excluding yourself form the Settlement can be found in the Settlement Notice.
  • Deadline to Object to the Settlement: You may object to the proposed settlement. Only Class Members who do not request to be excluded from the settlement (i.e., Settlement Class Members) may object to the settlement. You will have until October 24, 2022 to object. If your objection is overruled by the Court, you will still receive a Settlement Share, and you will be bound by the terms of this settlement. While you can ask the Court to deny approval by filing an objection, you CANNOT ask the Court to order a different settlement; the Court can only approve or reject the settlement. If the Court denies approval, no settlement payments will be sent out and the lawsuit will continue. If that is what you want to happen, you must object.  Detailed instruction for objecting to the Settlement can be found in the Settlement Notice.