If you worked at Alatrade Phenix City, Alabama processing plant ("Facility"), and your employment was terminated due to a mass layoff or plant closing (as those terms are defined in the WARN Act) between February and August of 2025, you may be entitled to a settlement payment.

What is this Lawsuit about?

Plaintiff filed this lawsuit on behalf of herself and other employees who were terminated due to a mass layoff or plant closing between February and August of 2025. Plaintiff alleges that Alatrade violated the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act ("WARN Act"), which requires certain employers to provide at least 60 days' advance notice before a mass layoff or plant closing.
Defendant denies all allegations and maintains that they did not violate the WARN Act and denies all liability to Plaintiff and the putative class; denies that the Action may be maintained as a class action; raises numerous affirmative defenses to liability, including the statutory unforeseeable business circumstance defense, the faltering company defense, and the good faith defense.

How do I know if I am in the Settlement Class?

The Settlement Class is defined as: All employees of Defendant who were terminated pursuant to a mass layoff or plant closing (as those terms are defined in the WARN Act) between February and August of 2025.

What does the Settlement provide?

Alatrade has agreed to fund the Settlement Fund in the total amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000), which shall be used:

  1. to pay Settlement Class Members;
  2. to pay Attorneys' Fees and Costs as awarded by the Court, if any;
  3. to pay the Service Award to Plaintiff as awarded by the Court, if any; and
  4. to pay the Settlement Administrator's Expenses.
The payments to Settlement Class Members will be made as back pay and consist of 100% wages which will have standard payroll taxes withheld. You will receive a Form W-2 for tax reporting purposes.

YOUR RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT

SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 5, 2026 If you wish to participate in the Settlement and receive a settlement payment, you must submit a valid and timely Claim Form.
EXCLUDE YOURSELF ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 5, 2026 If you wish to be excluded from the Class and from the Settlement (i.e., “opt out”), you preserve your right to sue individually but you will not receive settlement share in this case.
OBJECT ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 5, 2026 You can object to the terms of the class settlement as long as you have not submitted a request for exclusion from the class settlement.
DO NOTHING You will not receive any money from the settlement, but you will still be bound by the Settlement.