Published
January 26, 2025
Updated
August 1, 2026
The $10 million Stanford Health Care nurse wage settlement is complete. Final approval was entered April 1, 2025, automatic checks were distributed May 14, and the stated check-expiration date was November 11, 2025.
Current Status
No claim form was required, and there is no current claim opportunity. The California court entered final approval on April 1, 2025. The administrator's official schedule lists May 14, 2025 as the check distribution date and November 11, 2025 as the expiration date. Class members were paid automatically using Stanford's payroll records unless they timely excluded themselves; the former workweek-dispute period is also closed.StatusChecks Distributed; Check Period Expired
Settlement AmountAt Least $10 Million
Check DistributionMay 14, 2025
Check ExpirationNovember 11, 2025
What Was the Stanford Nurse Lawsuit About?
Hourly nurses alleged that Stanford Health Care failed to provide timely, duty-free meal periods, failed to pay all required meal-period premiums, issued inaccurate wage statements, and did not timely pay all wages due when employment ended. The case also asserted representative claims under California's Private Attorneys General Act. Stanford denied the allegations, and the settlement resolved the disputed wage-and-hour claims without a trial or admission of liability.Who Was Covered?
The class covered people employed by Stanford Health Care in California as hourly operating nurses, peri-operative or post-operative nurses, or catheterization laboratory, endoscopy, interventional radiology, or procedure-room nurses between March 4, 2018 and April 13, 2024. The formal notice and payroll data controlled membership. The parties estimated a group of roughly 880 nurses, but a worker's eligibility depended on their job category, pay status, location, and dates—not simply on holding any nursing role at Stanford.How Were Payments Calculated?
Individual settlement payments were based primarily on the number of eligible workweeks in Stanford's records. A class member's workweeks were compared with total class workweeks and applied to the net settlement amount after court-approved deductions. Portions allocated as wages were subject to ordinary payroll withholding, while other portions could be reported differently. The earlier estimate of roughly $7,600 before taxes was an average, not a guaranteed check; actual amounts varied with work history and final administration.Was a Claim Form Required?
No. Class members who did nothing remained in the settlement and were scheduled to receive automatic checks after final approval. The relevant choices were whether to exclude oneself, object, or dispute the number of workweeks shown on the notice. Those deadlines passed on December 23, 2024. A nurse who missed the former workweek dispute period cannot use a generic online claim form now, and this was never a settlement where everyone needed to press a “submit claim” button.Approval and Distribution Timeline
The final approval hearing occurred on March 27, 2025, and the court entered the final approval order on April 1. The official schedule then identified May 14 as the distribution date. Checks were valid through November 11, 2025. Those events move the case beyond “proposed” or “awaiting approval.” At the same time, a past distribution date does not create a new entitlement for someone outside the class or someone who excluded themselves.Where to Review the Record
The official Stanford nurse settlement documents include the final approval order, notice, and settlement agreement. Former class members with a historical payment record should use that site for administrator information. OpenClassActions does not hold payroll data or issue replacement checks.Official Information
Review the latest information on the official Stanford nurse settlement documents website.
Case
Veitch, et al. v. Stanford Health Care
Case Number
22CV395001
Court
Superior Court of California, Santa Clara County
Class Period
March 4, 2018–April 13, 2024
Settlement
At least $10 million
Final Approval
April 1, 2025
Check Distribution
May 14, 2025
Official Website
official Stanford nurse settlement documents
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