No, you cannot file a claim yet in the FedEx Washington wage settlement. The deal is only proposed, so there is no filing process open to workers right now. The FedEx Washington wage settlement is a proposed class-action deal for Washington FedEx workers over pay and break claims. OpenClassActions reports that nothing is available for workers to file at this time the OpenClassActions report.
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Table of Contents
- Which lawsuit is this?
- How far along is approval?
- What would the payout and claims cover?
- What should affected workers do now?
Which lawsuit is this?
The case is Gillyard v. Federal Express Corp., No. 2:24-cv-01666-JHC.
It is pending before Judge John H. Chun in federal court in Seattle, according to the court order preserved on Justia the court order. A class action lets many workers bring shared workplace claims in one case. A settlement can then resolve those claims for the group if the judge approves it.
How far along is approval?
Plaintiffs filed a motion for preliminary approval on Oct. 7, 2026. OpenClassActions reported the motion was noted for Nov.
4, 2026, and the judge had not ruled. Preliminary approval is the judge's first check of whether the proposal looks fair. OpenClassActions also reported the deal still needs both preliminary and final approval before any payment, and Federal Express has not been found liable.
What would the payout and claims cover?
The proposed deal is valued at more than $30.8 million. Shook, Hardy and Bacon describes it as worth up to nearly $31 million, citing an Oct. 8 Law360 report rather than the settlement agreement itself the Shook Hardy analysis.
The proposal would cover Washington FedEx workers alleging missed meal and rest breaks. It also involves timekeeping and wage-payment violations plus an alleged unlawful second-job ban. Shook, Hardy and Bacon says plaintiffs point to handbook language barring work for competitors, suppliers, contractors, or more than one FedEx company at once.
What should affected workers do now?
Affected workers should wait for court-approved notice and a settlement administrator rather than filing now. No claim form, deadline, or payment process exists until the court allows notice. Separately, Washington wage complaints generally must be filed within three years of underpayment under Washington wage law.
- Watch for a court-approved notice naming the administrator and deadlines
- Keep pay stubs, schedules, and break records in one place
- Do not pay anyone offering early filing in this case