extension of the 'settlement period' for payment of wages from three to four months (and even up to 12 months under extraordinary circumstances);

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Other settlement periods permitted under the Labour Code equal to: 1 month - in the case of equivalent time systems; accordingly, 4 weeks and 4 months - in the case of uninterrupted and four-shift work time system; 1 month in the case of work consisting in supervision of equipment or being on stand-by.


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4. Do you declare under penalty of perjury that you worked more than forty (40) hours in at least one of the Calendar Weeks listed above?
5. Do you believe you should be paid under the terms of the settlement and is it your decision to accept this settlement

More specifically, the claims being waived include any and all claims, rights, demands or causes of action, that were or could have been brought in the litigation for the settlement period of between September 17, 1997 and October 31, 2002, under any federal, state or local statutory or common law, including, but not limited to, California Labor Code; the applicable wage orders of the California Industrial Welfare Commission; California Business and Professions Code section 17200 et seq.; California Civil Code; the Fair Labor Standards Act 29 U.S.C. section 201 et seq.; and the law of contract, torts and equity.

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