In the Certification Order the class is defined as follows:
All persons employed by the Defendant Freightliner Ltd. in British Columbia under an oral or written contract of employment of indefinite duration who received notice of termination of their employment at any time on or after December 3, 2001 until September 30, 2002.
This class does not include employees:
- who executed a full and final release in favour of the Defendant;
- who were dismissed for just cause;
- who were unionized employees in a bargaining until; and
- who resigned prior to September 30, 2002.
BC Residents: If you are a resident of British Columbia, you will automatically be a member of the class by falling within the definition outlined above. You do not have to do anything to be part of the class. If you do not want to be part of the class, you will have the opportunity to “opt out” at a later date, after certification of the claim as a class action.
Non-BC Residents: If you fall into the above definition, but are not a resident of British Columbia, you will have had the opportunity to “opt in” to one or both of the classes, in a manner that will be specified later in the proceedings.