If you received a notice, it is because the records of Defendant Thistle Health, Inc. (“Thistle” or “Defendant”), indicate that you are a Settlement Class Member because you were a current and former worker who was employed by Defendant as an independent contractor at its Burlington, New Jersey, production facility between October 17, 2022, and March 31, 2025.
Plaintiff Michael McMurray (“Plaintiff”) alleges he and the Settlement Class Members were misclassified as independent contractors and were not paid all wages owed, including overtime wages, in violation of the New Jersey Wage and Hour Law, N.J.S.A. §§ 34:11-56a, et seq. (“NJWHL”) and the New Jersey Wage Payment Law N.J.S.A §§ 34:11-4.1, et seq. (“NJWPL”). Specifically, Plaintiff filed a Class Action Complaint alleging that he and other Settlement Class Members were not paid overtime premium wages when they worked over forty (40) hours a week, and that Defendant failed to pay for all time worked including the time Settlement Class Members spent putting on and taking off required personal protective equipment. Plaintiff also alleged Defendant improperly deducted certain fees from his and the Settlement Class Members’ pay statements. Defendant denies the allegations made by Plaintiff in the Action and denies that it is liable to or owes damages to Plaintiff or the Settlement Class Members with respect to the alleged facts or causes of action asserted in the Action. The Parties elected to participate in mediation and attempt to resolve the claims in the Lawsuit. The Parties participated in an arms-length mediation of this matter, which included two mediation sessions in February and March 2026, overseen by experienced wage-and-hour mediator Stephen Sonnenberg, and reached an agreement to settle the Lawsuit.
This website is provided as a service to eligible settlement class members. The information provided is in summary form and is not intended as a complete explanation of your rights. For full and complete information, you are directed to review carefully the Notice of Class Action Settlement.