The Employment Class action includes two subclasses. One class is for individuals who are resident of British Columbia, the other is for persons who are residents of any other jurisdiction. The Certification Order mandates certain steps to notify each person in both of the two classes, and then gives a period of time (until September 15, 2003) for individuals to decide how they wish to proceed, that is, do they wish to participate in the class action. The decision is different for BC residents and non-BC residents.
Qualifying BC Residents are already in the class, and need do nothing if they want to remain in the class action. If they wish to remove themselves from the class action, they need to fill in and deliver an “Opt Out” notice.
Otherwise qualifying Non-BC Residents are NOT in the class unless they take the active step of filling in and delivering an “Opt Out” notice.
In both cases, copies of the properly completed forms are to be delivered by mail, email attachment or fax to TevlinGleadle’s offices.
You will need to have Adobe acrobat reader installed on your computer to read the Opt In forms. The free reader software can be installed by following the links.