Cultural Care, Inc.

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You are eligible to participate in this case as an FLSA opt-in Plaintiff if you worked for Cultural Care, Inc as an au pair at any time since July 18, 2019 to the present. The time period covering state law classes may be longer.

If you were a part of the au pair class action Beltran, et al. v. InterExchange, Inc., et al., your ability to participate may depend on your circumstances. If you are in that situation you can contact us to discuss your options. 

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This case is a potential collective action under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, a wage and hour class action under California, Illinois, New Jersey, and New York state laws, and a deceptive trade practices class action under New York, Illinois, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Washington state laws. This means that, depending on the type of claim you have, there may be a slightly different process for joining and participating in this suit. See below for more details on this process. 

Though the process and terminology may differ slightly, the idea behind both a class and collective action is the same: it allows one or more people to sue on behalf of themselves and other people who have similar claims. In order to proceed as a group, though, the Court must certify the class and collective. Because we are in the early stages of the case, this has not happened yet, but we intend to seek the company’s agreement or file the motions at the appropriate times.

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In this case we seek a nationwide FLSA Collective Action including all au pairs who work or have worked for Cultural Care, Inc. since July 18, 2019 to the present.

This lawsuit also includes wage and hour class actions under California, Illinois, New Jersey, and New York state laws.

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There is a federal time limit, called a statute of limitations, that allows workers to recover unpaid wages within two years of the worker signing up to join the lawsuit by completing and returning the consent form referenced above. If we can prove that the company willfully violated the law, the statute of limitations may be extended to three years. The statute of limitations under various state laws may be longer.

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You do not have to pay anything if you make a claim in this case. We are handling the case on a contingency basis. This means we will only be paid if the lawsuit is successful in obtaining relief either through a settlement, award, or a final judgment, and that payment will only come out of that settlement, award, or final judgment.

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If you have records of the hours you worked, please preserve and keep them until we ask you for them. However, you do not need to have records of your work hours to make a claim for your pay. If a company did not keep accurate time records, most courts will permit you to estimate your work hours. Through this lawsuit, we will seek any records the company may have of your hours worked as well.

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It is against the law for an employer to retaliate against a person for joining a lawsuit to reclaim unpaid wages. If you believe you may be the victim of retaliation for joining or participating in this lawsuit, contact the case clerk, Bridget Peterson, at 612-256-3259 or bpeterson@nka.com immediately.

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The length of this kind of lawsuit varies from case to case, but they typically last two to four years.

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No. This is a pending lawsuit. There is no money currently available and there is no guarantee that you will receive money for joining the lawsuit.

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If you know any au pairs interested in making a claim for unpaid hours, they should contact the case clerk, Bridget Peterson, at 612-256-3259 or bpeterson@nka.com. There is strength in numbers.

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To learn more about this case, feel free to contact the case clerk, Bridget Peterson, at 612-256-3259 or bpeterson@nka.com.