About 30,629 hourly Providence workers in Washington are in line for a check from a $17 million wage and hour settlement, and the size of each check tracks what Providence paid that worker — higher earners get more, and nobody gets less than $25. No claim form is needed. Payments are calculated from Providence’s own payroll records and mailed if the court grants final approval after a January 22, 2027 hearing.
Status: Preliminarily approved August 13, 2026 | No claim form — payment is automatic | Opt-out and objection deadline December 14, 2026 | Final approval hearing January 22, 2027
The Formula: Your W-2 Wages Set Your Share
Each participating class member gets a pro rata share of the net settlement fund based on the W-2 wages Providence paid them during the class period, with a $25 minimum. A full-time nurse who worked the entire period and a part-time aide who left early will receive very different amounts.
The court-approved notice estimates the net amount for class members at well over $10,000,000. Spread across about 30,629 people, that averages roughly $330 or more — an OpenClassActions.com estimate, not a settlement figure. Individual payments will vary widely. Each mailed notice states that class member’s own estimated payment.
Half of each payment is treated as wages, with withholding and a W-2. The other half is non-wage interest and damages reported on a Form 1099. The payments do not affect Providence employee benefits or retirement plan credit.
What Comes Out of the $17 Million First
| Attorneys’ fees | Class counsel may request up to 34%, or about $5.78 million |
| Litigation costs | Up to $60,000 |
| Service awards | Up to $30,000 for each of the two class representatives |
| Administration | Up to $100,000 |
| Employer payroll taxes | Paid from the fund |
Who Is Covered — and Who Is Carved Out
The class covers all hourly-paid, non-exempt employees who worked for Providence Health & Services – Washington at its Washington State locations at any time from April 23, 2022 through August 13, 2026. That includes the listed Washington entities, among them Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children’s Hospital, Providence Holy Family Hospital, Providence Mount Carmel Hospital, Providence Regional Medical Center Everett, Providence St. Peter Hospital, Providence Centralia Hospital, Providence St. Mary Medical Center, Providence St. Joseph’s Hospital, St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, Providence Mount St. Vincent, the Providence Medical Group regions in Washington, home health, hospice, infusion and pharmacy services, and Providence’s Washington finance, human resources and revenue-cycle units.
Four groups are excluded to the extent other cases already cover them:
- The second-meal-period and time-rounding claims asserted in Bennett v. Providence Health & Services.
- Swedish Health Services and Swedish Medical Center caregivers covered by the Callister or Clark settlements.
- Swedish Edmonds caregivers covered by Wallace v. Swedish Edmonds.
- Caregivers covered by the Prince-Cooke v. Providence Health settlement.
This is also separate from the Providence Health 401(k) forfeiture settlement, which involves retirement plan accounts and has its own class and process.
The Claims Behind the Settlement
The case is Mizell v. Providence Health & Services, No. 25-2-16280-0 SEA, in King County Superior Court before Judge Ken Schubert, filed May 30, 2025. Plaintiffs allege Providence failed to provide legally compliant rest and meal breaks, failed to pay for breaks that were missed, cut short or interrupted, failed to pay regular and overtime wages for all time worked, and wrongfully withheld wages, in violation of Washington wage laws and the Seattle Municipal Code.
Providence denies the allegations and any wrongdoing and says it settled as a business decision to avoid the cost and risk of litigation. The parties reached terms at an all-day mediation on May 28, 2026, signed the agreement in July 2026, and the court granted preliminary approval on August 13, 2026 without deciding who was right. CPT Group, the administrator, is mailing notices.
What to Do, and by When
To be paid, do nothing. The one practical step is to make sure the administrator has your current mailing address, especially if you have moved since leaving Providence, because payment arrives as a mailed check. Address updates, case documents and opt-out instructions are on the official Providence Health Settlement website run by CPT Group.
December 14, 2026 is the deadline for anyone who wants to leave or challenge the settlement, and the website also lists it as the dispute deadline:
- Opt out: a written request with your full name and address and a signed, dated statement asking to be excluded from the class action settlement in Mizell v. Providence Health & Services – Washington, postmarked or received by December 14. Opting out means no payment but preserves any right to sue Providence separately.
- Object: a written objection by the same date. Objectors stay in and are still paid if the deal is approved. To speak at the hearing, say so in a timely written objection. You cannot both object and opt out.
When the Checks Would Come
The final approval hearing is January 22, 2027 at 11:00 a.m. at King County Superior Court in Seattle, with a remote option under the preliminary approval order. The court can move it without further notice. If more than 10% of the class opts out, Providence may void the settlement.
If the court approves and there is no appeal, Providence funds the settlement within 30 days after it becomes final, and the administrator mails checks within 15 days after that — the notice summarizes this as about 75 days after final approval. Checks not cashed within 120 days go to Washington’s unclaimed property program in the class member’s name. OpenClassActions.com follows the case on its Providence Washington wage settlement page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to file a claim in the Providence wage settlement?
No. There is no claim form. Hourly Providence workers in the class are included automatically and will be mailed a check if the court grants final approval. Only opting out or objecting requires action, by December 14, 2026.
How much will Providence workers get from the $17 million settlement?
Each payment is a pro rata share of the net fund based on the worker’s W-2 wages from Providence during the class period, with a $25 minimum. The notice estimates the net fund at well over $10 million; across about 30,629 class members that averages roughly $330 or more by OpenClassActions.com’s estimate, but higher earners receive more.
Are Swedish employees included?
Not to the extent other cases already cover them. Swedish Health Services and Swedish Medical Center caregivers covered by the Callister or Clark settlements and Swedish Edmonds caregivers covered by the Wallace case are excluded.
Is the Providence wage settlement taxable?
Half of each payment is treated as wages, with withholding and a W-2, and half as non-wage interest and damages reported on a Form 1099.
When will Providence settlement checks be mailed?
Not before final approval. The hearing is January 22, 2027. If the court approves and no appeal is filed, the notice says checks will be mailed about 75 days after final approval. Checks must be cashed within 120 days.
Is this the Providence 401(k) settlement?
No. This settlement covers wage and hour claims by hourly Providence workers in Washington. The Providence Health 401(k) forfeiture settlement is a separate case with its own class.
Sources
- Official settlement website — Providence Health Settlement (CPT Group).
- Class settlement agreement, court-approved notice and the August 13, 2026 corrected order granting preliminary approval, Mizell v. Providence Health & Services, No. 25-2-16280-0 SEA, King County Superior Court.
- OpenClassActions.com — Providence Health Washington Wage and Hour Settlement.
Source and credit: the settlement terms, deadlines and benefit details described above are drawn from our sister site’s reporting — OpenClassActions.com: Providence Health Washington Wage and Hour Class Action Settlement — which tracks this case against the court-approved notice and the official settlement website and is updated as the court rules.
Legal Disclaimer
This article is for informational purposes only and is not legal advice. OpenClassActions.org is a consumer news site, not a law firm and not the settlement administrator, and is not affiliated with any party to the case described. The allegations are allegations; unless a court has ruled, the defendants deny wrongdoing and no court has decided the merits. Deadlines, benefit amounts and payment timing can change as the court and the administrator act, so confirm current status on the official settlement website. You never need to pay anyone to file a claim or to receive a settlement payment.