Published
July 7, 2026
If you worked as a CDPAP personal assistant paid through PPL in New York City, Nassau, Suffolk, or Westchester, you may be owed an automatic payment — no claim form required.
What Is This Settlement About?
Public Partnerships LLC (PPL), the company New York chose as its single statewide fiscal intermediary for the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP), has agreed to a $162 million settlement to resolve claims that it failed to pay home-care workers correctly during the program's 2025 transition. Plaintiffs allege that as CDPAP consolidated its payroll under PPL, personal assistants were paid late, paid incorrectly, or not paid at all, and that required wage-parity benefits were not provided as the law requires. The settlement is reported to be among the largest wage-and-hour class action settlements in New York history.PPL has not admitted wrongdoing; the settlement resolves the claims without any court finding of liability. The case is Calderon v. Public Partnerships, LLC, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Best of all for class members: this is an automatic-payment settlement, so eligible personal assistants do not have to file anything to be paid.
Status
Pending — Automatic Payment
Preliminary approval granted July 1, 2026 · final approval hearing November 10, 2026
How You Get Paid
Automatic — No Claim Form
Class members are notified by email and text; nothing to file
Estimated Payout
~$680 Average
Roughly 50,000 people receive between $1,000 and $1,800 · amounts vary by hours worked
Proof Required
Automatic Payment
No claim form or documentation — payment is automatic
Who Qualifies?
The class is made up of roughly 200,000 current and former personal assistants — the home-care workers who provide hands-on care under CDPAP — who were paid through PPL for services performed in New York City, Nassau County, Suffolk County, or Westchester County between March 1, 2025 and April 30, 2026. These four downstate regions are collectively referred to in the settlement as the "downstate" area; the class is defined by that geography and time period, not statewide.If you performed CDPAP work in those areas during that window and were paid (or were supposed to be paid) through PPL, you are likely a class member. Because payments are automatic, you do not need to sign up — but you should make sure PPL has your current contact information so your settlement notice reaches you.
How Much Can You Get?
Payments average about $680 per personal assistant — described as more than a full week's pay for many workers. Roughly 50,000 class members are expected to receive between $1,000 and $1,800. Individual amounts vary depending on how many hours you worked and how much you were underpaid during the class period. The $162 million fund also covers attorneys' fees, administration costs, and court-approved service awards, subject to the court's approval.Do You Need to File a Claim?
No. This is a no-claim, automatic-payment settlement. If the court grants final approval, class members will be paid automatically — there is no claim form to submit and no documentation to provide. The settlement administrator, Atticus Administration, will send notices directly by email and text message, and notices will also be posted (in several languages) on the official settlement website. The only optional steps available to class members are to exclude themselves from (opt out of) the settlement or to object to it; neither is required to get paid.Key Dates
• Preliminary Approval: July 1, 2026
• Class Notices: Sent by email and text after preliminary approval and posted to the official settlement website
• Opt-Out / Objection Deadline: To be set in the class notice — check the official settlement website
• Final Approval Hearing: November 10, 2026
• Payments: Issued automatically after final approval and any appeals are resolved
What the Lawsuit Alleged
When New York moved CDPAP to a single fiscal intermediary in 2025, PPL became responsible for onboarding and paying hundreds of thousands of personal assistants at once. Plaintiffs allege that during that transition PPL failed to pay personal assistants accurately, on time, or at all, and failed to provide benefits compliant with New York's Home Care Worker Wage Parity Act — allegedly violating state and federal wage-and-hour law. These are the plaintiffs' allegations; PPL denies wrongdoing, and the settlement resolves the claims without any admission of liability.How to Learn More
Because there is nothing to file, the best step is to confirm your contact information is up to date so your notice reaches you, and to watch for an email or text about the settlement. You can read the official notice and check for updated deadlines at the settlement website.Sources
• Official Settlement Website — publicpartnershipssettlement.com• Calderon v. Public Partnerships, LLC, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
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Settlement Amount
$162,000,000
Case Title
Calderon v. Public Partnerships, LLC
Case Number
1:25-cv-02320
Court
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
Final Approval Hearing
November 10, 2026
Administrator
Atticus Administration
Official Website
Public Partnerships Settlement.com
