NOTICE OF PAYMENT
Class Action Settlement – Joseph Williams ET. AL. vs. The University of the Virgin Islands Case No. ST-2000-CV-00148
To former full-time employees of the University of the Virgin Islands who were employed at the University in a full-time capacity for at least One (1) Year between October 1, 1992 to September 30, 1998 and did not receive the promised merit increases for the period that you worked you may be entitled to share in a settlement. The settlement agreement is on file at the offices of the clerk of the Superior Court on St. Thomas and St. Croix to be examined by members of the class during business hours. You may also obtain a copy of the settlement agreement from the Class attorney, Clive Rivers, who is reachable at (340)776-4666 during business hours or the University Human Resources at (340)693-1421.
The agreement provides that: Each member of the Class shall be paid three percent (3%) of his or her annual salary for each of the years that he or she was employed during the covered period You may have been identified as a claimant in a judgment to pay merit increase wages based on your full-time employment with UVI between January 1992 through December 1998.
Members of the Class may verify their eligibility by visiting the following link: https://classettlement.uvi.edu and follow the instructions therein for purposes of processing their payments. Surviving family (survivors) or heirs of deceased former employees/claimants may likewise be eligible to receive payment in accordance with Virgin Islands Code Title 15 section 89 (c) or if an executor or administrator has been qualified and appointed with respect to the Deceased Estate, a certified copy of the Court Order is required.
Please feel free to email questions regarding the content of this notice to University Human Resources at hrdocs@uvi.edu with the Subject as Claimant Payment or call the UVI Human Resource office at 340-693-1421. You may also contact Attorney for the Claimants, Clive Rivers at 340-776-4666 with any questions or concerns.
