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Cadence Design Systems Overtime Pay
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| On February 27, 2008, U.S. District Court Judge James Ware of the Northern District of California granted preliminary approval of a proposed class action settlement for current and former information technology (IT) support employees of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. The proposed settlement includes an award of $7.7 million, plus interest, for 207 class members, attorneys’ fees, costs, and taxes. Class members are those who (1) have performed the duties of installing, maintaining, and/or supporting computer software and/or hardware for Cadence’s Information Technology infrastructure, and (2) who held or hold one or more of the following titles in the pay grade level of “T4” or lower: |
Associate Desktop Systems Specialist
Associate IT Remote Support Specialist
Associate Systems Administrator
Associate Systems Engineer
Customer Support Manager
Desktop Systems Specialist
IT Remote Support Specialist
Network Engineer
Senior AM Systems Engineer
Senior Business Systems Analyst
Senior Database Administrator
Senior Desktop Systems Specialist
Senior IT Remote Support Specialist
Senior Network Engineer
Senior Program Analyst
Senior Staff Program Analyst
Senior Systems Administrator
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Senior Systems Analyst
Senior Systems Engineer
Senior Web Administrator
Senior Web Technologist
Staff Business Systems Analyst
Staff Database Administrator
Staff Desktop Systems Specialist
Staff Information Security Analyst
Staff IT Remote Support Specialist
Staff Network Engineer
Staff Program Analyst
Staff Systems Administrator
Staff Systems Analyst
Staff Systems Engineer
Staff Telecomm Engineer
Systems Administrator
Systems Analyst
Systems Engineer
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| Notice of the terms of the settlement and a claim form were mailed out in April 2008 to each of the 207 class members. Each class member now has the opportunity to submit a claim form by June 4, 2008 to receive money from the settlement. Alternatively, class members can exclude themselves from the settlement, in which case they will receive no money from the settlement. Class members also have the option to comment on the settlement. Class members who do not properly submit a claim form will receive no money from the settlement. |
| A final fairness hearing is scheduled for July 7, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. Further information is available in the class notice, which can be viewed here. |
| If the Court grants final approval of the settlement, it is expected that settlement checks will be mailed to class members in September 2008. |
| If you have questions or would like to confirm that your contact information is correct, please fill out the form here or contact Jahan Sagafi at jsagafi@lchb.com or (415) 956-1000 x2205. |
| Current and former employees of Cadence Design Systems, including managers and assistant managers, who wish to discuss in confidence their work experiences and legal rights are welcome to contact an attorney at Lieff Cabraser by clicking here. There is no charge or obligation for our review of your claim. |
| Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, is a 50-plus attorney law firm with offices in San Francisco, New York and Nashville. Our firm is committed to protecting the rights of employees nationwide to equitable treatment and fair wages. Lieff Cabraser employment attorneys have represented thousands of employees seeking to vindicate their rights in cases involving gender and race discrimination, overtime pay and wage and hour violations, and the mishandling of funds in pension and 401k plans. |
| We served as counsel in a class action suit against Abercrombie & Fitch, which led to a novel, precedent-setting settlement in 2005. The settlement required the retail clothing giant to pay $40 million to Latino, African-American, Asian-American and female applicants and employees who charged the company with discrimination. In addition, Abercrombie was required to promote diversity among its workforce and to prevent discrimination based on race or gender. |
| We served as class counsel for approximately 25,000 female employees of, and applicants for employment with Home Depot. In 1998, the Court approved a settlement of the case in which Home Depot agreed to modify its hiring, promotion and compensation practices, and paid $87.5 million, one of the highest amounts ever paid in a gender discrimination case. |
| Lieff Cabraser has obtained lost wages and benefits for employees in overtime pay lawsuits, including the successful representation of employees of Denny's, Carrow's, the advertising firm TMP Worldwide, the California State Automobile Association, as well as several corporations in the computer industry including IBM and Computer Sciences Corporation. |
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