Chao “Charles” Xu, a former employee of Systems Integration Solutions, Inc. (“SIS”) who performed work on a contract for Apple Inc. (“Apple”) filed a putative class action lawsuit against SIS and Apple alleging that he and other hourly employees who were employed as SIS Consultants in California were not adequately compensated in compliance with California law. Specifically, Mr. Xu alleges that he and other SIS Consultants were entitled to payment for additional hours they worked. Mr. Xu also alleges claims that SIS and Apple did not provide legally-compliant wage statements, did not maintain accurate and complete records of hours worked by Consultants, did not provide the written notice to Consultants required by Cal. Labor Code § 2810.5, and did not timely pay all wages due and owing during employment and upon termination of employment.

The case has not yet been certified by the Arbitrator as a class action, and Defendants have asserted that the case should not proceed as a class action on the grounds that it lacks merit and otherwise does not meet the standards for a class action.

You have received information about this matter because the records of SIS show that you worked as an SIS Consultant, on an hourly basis, for a client or customer of SIS, at some point since December 17, 2010. As a result, you might potentially participate if a class were certified in this matter. Attorneys for Mr. Xu are investigating the claims in the arbitration and seek to obtain your name, address, email address, and telephone number from SIS so that they can communicate with you to investigate the claims in the arbitration. If they contact you, Mr. Xu’s attorneys may ask you for information regarding the nature of the work you do (or used to do), including: the hours you worked, what you were paid, and whether you were provided the written notice and wage statements required by California law.

The Arbitrator in charge of this case has ordered that the notice be issued to determine if you would object, on privacy grounds, to having your address, email address, and telephone number provided to Mr. Xu’s attorneys. If you do not want this information to be provided to Mr. Xu’s attorneys, please do either of the following by no later than July 5, 2016:

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Print and mail a copy of the completed form to the address below. This can be accessed by clicking here or navigating to the “Documents” tab on the left.

Settlement Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 10643
Tallahassee, FL 32302-2643