Yes — Datadog Commercial Account Executives employed from December 1, 2022 to December 1, 2025 can qualify for payment. Your state controls your next step, not your right to share in the $4.15 million fund. The deal resolves Gallegos v. Datadog, Inc., Index No.
609627/2026 in New York Supreme Court, Nassau County, over unpaid overtime claims. According to the CPT Group-administered settlement site, Datadog agreed to pay up to $4,150,000 to end the case. The suit said sales staff were misclassified as exempt and denied overtime, which Datadog denies. Exempt here means Datadog treated the role as not owed overtime pay.
Official resources:
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Table of Contents
- Who Qualifies for Payment?
- What Does the Case Claim?
- What Must You Do by November 20?
- How Much Will Workers Receive?
Who Qualifies for Payment?
You qualify only if Datadog employed you as a Commercial Account Executive during the window. That window runs December 1, 2022 to December 1, 2025. Both job title and dates matter.
The group splits by work state. According to the CPT Group-administered settlement site, eligible workers divide into Collective Members outside Colorado and Massachusetts and Class Members inside those states. Check pay records and offer letters for title and dates. A different sales title or work only outside the date window does not meet this test.
- Outside Colorado and Massachusetts: Collective Member
- Inside Colorado or Massachusetts: Class Member
What Does the Case Claim?
The lawsuit alleges Datadog misclassified Commercial Account Executives as exempt under federal and state wage laws. It points to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and overtime laws in Colorado and Massachusetts. The claim is that this classification caused required overtime to go unpaid.
Datadog denies those allegations. The court granted approval after finding the compromise fair and reasonable. That approval does not decide that overtime was owed.
What Must You Do by November 20?
Your address during employment decides your path. Collective Members must act to get paid. Class Members are included unless they leave the case.
According to the CPT Group Important Dates page, November 20, 2026 is the claim, opt-out, and objection deadline. File early so a missing signature or late upload does not cost payment. Keep a copy of any form confirmation.
- Collective Members outside Colorado and Massachusetts must timely submit the online Consent to Join Settlement, Release, and Claim Form by November 20, 2026 or receive nothing.
- Colorado and Massachusetts Class Members need not file a form and are paid automatically unless they opt out or object by November 20, 2026.
How Much Will Workers Receive?
The $4.15 million is a maximum fund, not a per-person award. It also pays attorneys' fees, service awards, and administration costs. Individual amounts will reflect those deductions and each worker's eligible time.
OpenClassActions reporting notes that individual amounts are unpublished and no payment date is announced in its settlement summary. Payments normally follow final processing after the deadline passes. Do not expect the full $4.15 million to go to workers.