Am I Eligible to Participate in the Settlement?

Who are the Class Members?

The Court decided that everyone who fits this description is a Class Member for purposes of the settlements:

All natural persons who worked in job families in which railway industry experience or skills were valuable and were employed in the United States by one or more of the following:

(a) from January 1, 2009 through April 3, 2018, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation or its subsidiaries, including Wabtec Railway Electronics, Inc., Railroad Controls, L.P., and Xorail Inc.;

(b) from January 1, 2009 through April 3, 2018, Knorr Brake Company LLC or New York Air Brake LLC; or,

(c) from June 1, 2010 through April 3, 2018, Faiveley Transport, S.A. or Faiveley Transport North America Inc. Excluded from the Settlement Class are senior executives and personnel in the human resources, recruiting, and legal departments of the Defendants. 

Individuals who did not work for one of the companies named above are not Class Members.

Appendix A to the Court’s order lists the eligible job families and job titles of the Settlement Class (“Eligible Job Titles”).  The Eligible Job Titles are listed on this website for your convenience.  The Wabtec Eligible Job Titles are listed here, and the Knorr Eligible Job Titles are listed here.