People who applied for a Washington job with Sandwich SC LLC, which does business as Jimmy John’s, between January 1, 2023 and August 24, 2026 will be paid automatically from a $975,000 pay-transparency class action settlement — an estimated $393 each — with no claim form to file. The final approval hearing is January 22, 2027.
Current Status
There is no claim form: class members will be paid automatically if the court approves the settlement. King County Superior Court Judge John McHale granted preliminary approval on August 24, 2026. The deadline to opt out or object is November 13, 2026, which is also the last day to update a mailing address or choose an electronic payment on the settlement website. The final approval hearing is January 22, 2027, and no payment date has been set.Free settlement alerts
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What Changed Recently?
Sandwich SC LLC, which does business as Jimmy John’s, agreed to pay $975,000 to settle a class action under Washington's pay-transparency law, RCW 49.58.110, part of the Equal Pay and Opportunities Act. That law requires employers to include a wage scale or salary range and a general description of benefits and other compensation in job postings. The case is Jeffrey Hill v. Sandwich SC LLC, No. 25-2-08587-2 SEA, in King County Superior Court. It was filed March 17, 2025, paused in May 2025 while the Washington Supreme Court decided a related question about who can sue under the law, and settled after limited discovery. The $975,000 is what remained of the company's $1 million employment practices liability insurance policy, and the deal was reached in response to a policy-limits demand. The court granted preliminary approval on August 24, 2026. Sandwich SC denies that it violated the law, and the court has not decided who is right.Who Qualifies?
The settlement class is everyone who, from January 1, 2023 through August 24, 2026, applied for a job opening in Washington with Sandwich SC LLC, where the job posting did not disclose a wage scale or salary range and/or a general description of benefits and other compensation to be offered to a hired applicant. The company told the court there are about 1,508 class members. Class members are identified from the company's application records and are being notified by mail and email; someone who believes they were left out can raise it with the settlement administrator, Simpluris, within 30 days of the notice going out, and the company's records control unless the applicant has documents showing otherwise.How Much Can You Get?
Every class member who does not opt out gets an equal share of the Class Fund: the $975,000 minus court-approved attorneys' fees and costs, the plaintiff's service award and administration costs. Class counsel, Emery Reddy, PC, is asking for $321,750 in fees and costs (about one-third), the plaintiff is asking for a $20,000 service award, and administration costs are capped at $40,000.If the court approves those amounts and administration costs reach the cap, $593,250 would be left to split among about 1,508 people, or about $393 each. That is an OCA estimate; each class member's notice states their own estimated payment, and shares grow if the court awards less, administration costs come in lower or people opt out. The settlement agreement describes the payments as non-wage damages reported on a Form 1099. Money left after uncashed checks expire goes to Washington's unclaimed property program in the class member's name, and any remaining residual goes to the Legal Foundation of Washington.
What Proof or Notice ID Is Required?
None to be paid. There is no claim form. The Login ID and PIN printed on the notice are needed only to use the settlement website's form to update a mailing address or switch to a digital payment.What Is the Deadline?
There is no claim deadline. Requests to be excluded must be mailed and postmarked by November 13, 2026. Objections must be filed with the court, with copies mailed to both sides' lawyers, by the same date. The address-update and payment-selection form on the settlement website also closes November 13, 2026.How Do You Take Action?
Class members who want to be paid do not need to do anything except make sure the settlement administrator has a current mailing address, because payments go out by mailed check. Addresses can be updated, or a digital payment chosen, with the Login ID and PIN from the notice on the official EPOA Settlement SSCL website, where the administrator can also resend login information. Opting out means receiving no payment.What Happens Next?
Judge McHale holds the final approval hearing on January 22, 2027 at 9:00 a.m. in Seattle, with remote attendance available. Under the settlement agreement's schedule, if the court approves the settlement and no appeal is filed, it becomes effective 31 days after final approval, the company or its insurer pays the fund in within 30 days after that, and payments go out within 14 days of funding. Checks expire 180 days after they are issued.Sources and Verification
• Official settlement website (Simpluris, administrator): EPOA Settlement SSCL — home page, FAQ, important dates and documents• Class Settlement Agreement, Jeffrey Hill v. Sandwich SC LLC, No. 25-2-08587-2 SEA (King County Super. Ct.), signed June 25, 2026
• Notice of Class Action Settlement, embedded below
Questions
Who is in the Jimmy John’s Washington job postings settlement?
The class is everyone who, from January 1, 2023 through August 24, 2026, applied for a job opening in Washington with Sandwich SC LLC, which does business as Jimmy John’s, where the job posting did not disclose a wage scale or salary range and/or a general description of benefits and other compensation. The company told the court there are about 1,508 class members, identified from its own records.
How much will each Jimmy John’s job applicant get?
Every class member gets an equal share of what is left of the $975,000 fund after court-approved attorneys' fees and costs, the plaintiff's service award and administration costs. OCA estimates about $393 each if the court approves the requested $321,750 in fees and costs and a $20,000 service award and administration costs reach the $40,000 cap. Each class member's notice states their own estimated payment.
Do Jimmy John’s job applicants need to file a claim?
No. There is no claim form. Class members who do not exclude themselves will be mailed a check if the court approves the settlement. The settlement administrator, Simpluris, must have a current mailing address; the settlement website has an address-update and payment-selection form, using the Login ID and PIN from the notice, open through November 13, 2026.
When will the Jimmy John’s settlement be paid?
The final approval hearing is January 22, 2027. Under the settlement agreement, if there is no appeal the settlement becomes effective 31 days after final approval, the fund is paid in within 30 days after that and payments go out within 14 days of funding. Checks expire 180 days after they are issued.
