$1.75M AT&T Wage Settlement: WA Workers, No Claim Form

What happened

Class period: July 11, 2022 through May 6, 2026

• Two former employees, Gerald Arevalo and Skylar Ruen, sued five AT&T companies over how hourly workers in Washington were paid.
• The lawsuit says the companies failed to pay workers for missed meal and rest periods, and for breaks that did not meet Washington law. Washington requires paid rest breaks and unpaid meal periods on a set schedule, and requires payment when a worker does not get them.
• The companies named are AT&T Mobility Services LLC, New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC, AT&T Enterprises, LLC (formerly AT&T Corp.), AT&T Services, Inc., and AT&T Inc.
• AT&T disputes the claims and says it did not break the law. The settlement is not an admission of wrongdoing.
• The companies agreed to pay $1,750,000 into a Common Fund. That fund covers worker payments, attorney fees, service awards, and administration costs.
• The court granted preliminary approval on May 6, 2026. Notices were mailed July 7, 2026. Final approval is still pending.
• The case is Gerald Arevalo, et ano. v. AT&T Mobility Services LLC, et al., Case No. 25-2-20318-2 SEA, in King County Superior Court in Washington, before Judge Jessica Manca.

What you can get

Key dates

Who may qualify

• You worked in Washington for AT&T Mobility Services LLC, New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC, AT&T Enterprises, LLC, AT&T Services, Inc., or AT&T Inc.
• You were a non-exempt employee, meaning an hourly worker entitled to overtime
• You worked at least one day between July 11, 2022 and May 6, 2026
• Current employees count, not just former employees
• AT&T's own records identify who is in the class, and those people were mailed a notice on July 7, 2026

How to file

1. There is nothing to file. If you do nothing, you stay in the settlement and your check is mailed to you automatically.
2. Check the mailed notice you received in July 2026. Your estimated payment amount is printed on it.
3. You can also look up your estimated payment on the Payment Selection Form. The link is on the official site under the settlement benefits question.
4. Update your mailing address and phone number with Atticus Administration if anything has changed. The official notice makes this the one required step.
5. Call 1-800-606-1679 or email ATTWageSettlement@atticusadmin.com to update your information or to ask whether you are in the class

Proof required

• No documents are required to receive a payment. There is no claim form.
• AT&T's own payroll records set your payment amount and identify who is in the class
• The only information the administrator needs from you is a current mailing address

Payment timing

The Final Approval Hearing is set for September 11, 2026. Payments go out only after the court approves the settlement and after all appeals and other reviews are finished. The official notice asks class members to be patient, which usually means months rather than weeks. Checks are mailed to the address the administrator has on file. Every payment expires 180 days after it is issued, so cash it promptly.

Important links

• Official website
• Important dates
• FAQs
• Documents

Contact

Extra details

• This is not the AT&T data breach settlement. That case was about stolen customer data. This one is about unpaid breaks for Washington employees.
• Read what you give up before deciding to do nothing. The lawsuit was about meal and rest breaks, but the release is much wider. It covers claims for unpaid overtime, minimum wage, expense reimbursement, vested vacation on termination, pay stub and recordkeeping violations, and related penalties, for the whole class period. If you think AT&T owes you money for something other than breaks, that claim goes away too.
• Keeping your address current with the administrator is the one thing you must do. There is no claim form to prompt you, so a stale address is the easiest way to lose the money.
• Checks expire 180 days after they are issued. After that the payment is void.
• Payments are split for taxes: half counts as wages on a W-2 with payroll taxes withheld, and half counts as non-wage damages, penalties, and interest on a 1099.
• AT&T states it will not retaliate against you for participating, not participating, or objecting, and says the decision will not affect your employment.
• You cannot opt out by phone or email. It has to be a signed letter postmarked by August 6, 2026, and each person must send their own. Group requests are not accepted.
• Objecting is a bigger job than opting out. You must file the objection with King County Superior Court and mail copies to both class counsel and AT&T's attorneys, all postmarked by August 6, 2026.
• Deductions from the fund include $583,333.33 in requested attorney fees, up to $5,000 in costs, and a requested $35,000 service award for each of the two plaintiffs. The court decides the final amounts and may award less.
• Do not call the court, the clerk, the judge, or AT&T with questions. Use the administrator.

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