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New Hope Harvesting Wage Settlement
Court case: Gutierrez v New Hope Harvest
If you worked as a non-exempt agricultural employee in strawberry fields for New Hope Harvesting, LLC (or related defendants) in California between February 4, 2016 and April 26, 2024, you're covered by this $1,000,000 wage-and-hour settlement (Gutierrez v. New Hope Harvesting, Case No. 2:19-cv-07077-FWS-AJR, Central District of California). It resolves claims for unpaid overtime, missed rest and meal breaks, and expense-reimbursement violations. Class members are expected to receive an average of $474 based on workweeks worked, paid by Atticus Administration, LLC from company payroll records - no claim form is required.
Official eligibility wordingWorkers who may have been affected by alleged Labor Code violations by New Hope Harvesting, LLC and related defendants during the class period are eligible to receive a share of the settlement funds. Checked against the official settlement source by SettleSignal on September 20, 2026.
Open to residents of: California
Claim deadline not listed here yet — confirm the official filing deadline on the settlement site before relying on it.
Key facts
- Who may qualify You're covered if you're one of about 900 non-exempt agricultural workers who did field work for New Hope Harvesting, LLC - including planting, cultivating, pruning, harvesting, picking, or packing strawberries - in California any time from February 4, 2016 through April 26, 2024. A separate 11-person FLSA collective, conditionally certified in January 2021, gets its own $1,000 payments. You can request exclusion, object, or challenge your recorded workweek count if it looks wrong.
- Estimated payoutAverage payout of about $474 per class member, based on workweeks worked; the 11-member FLSA collective each receive $1,000.
- Proof requiredOptional
- What you needNo claim form is needed - Atticus Administration, LLC pays class members based on Defendants' payroll and workweek records. If your workweek count looks wrong, or you want to object to the settlement or be excluded from it, you must act within 60 days of your notice being mailed (74 days if your notice was re-mailed).
- CourtUS District Court of the Central District of California
Important dates
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Watch out for
- Payment is NOT automatic — you must actively contact the administrator or you won't receive your money.
- The deadline to challenge your workweek count or opt out was August 23, 2024. If you missed it, you're bound by Defendants' records.
- You can opt out of the Class Payment but you cannot opt out of the Civil Penalties (PAGA) portion.
- If you exclude yourself from the Class Settlement, you lose the Class Payment and the right to object, but you may still pursue your own claims against the Defendants.
We prepare — you file on the official site yourself. This is not legal advice and is not an eligibility decision; the administrator and court decide.
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How we verified this record
- Payout details the court's final approval order · Sep 20, 2026
- Eligibility the official settlement website · Jun 17, 2026
- Proof requirement the court's final approval order · Sep 20, 2026
- Administrator the court's final approval order · Sep 20, 2026
- Official claim link the official settlement website · Jun 17, 2026
- Court case the official settlement website · Jun 17, 2026
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Eligibility summary Quoted in the official eligibility wording above ↑
Verified Jun 17, 2026 · against the official settlement website
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Proof requirement
Optional
Verified Sep 20, 2026 · against the court's final approval order
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Estimated payout
Average payout of about $474 per class member, based on workweeks worked; the 11-member FLSA collective each receive $1,000.
Verified Sep 20, 2026 · against the court's final approval order
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Administrator
Atticus Administration, LLC
Verified Sep 20, 2026 · against the court's final approval order
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Court
US District Court of the Central District of California
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Official claim URL
www.casonewhope.com
Verified Jun 17, 2026 · against the official settlement website
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Objection deadline
August 23, 2024
Verified Jun 17, 2026 · against the official settlement website
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Opt-out deadline
August 23, 2024
Verified Jun 17, 2026 · against the official settlement website
The Deadline to Exclude Yourself is August 23, 2024.
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Claim limit
Pro rata by workweeks worked
Verified Sep 20, 2026 · against the court's final approval order
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Class period start
February 4, 2016
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Class period end
April 26, 2024
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Court case number
2:19-cv-07077-FWS-AJR
Verified Jun 17, 2026 · against the official settlement website
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Case name
Gutierrez v New Hope Harvesting, LLC
Verified Jun 17, 2026 · against the official settlement website
Where to act
File directly with Atticus Administration, LLC via the official claim form.
