WellNow Urgent Care unpaid wages settlement

Three former WellNow Urgent Care staff sued in June 2023 saying the chain broke the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and the wage and hour laws of Illinois, New York and Pennsylvania. Notices went out on September 23, 2026, and hourly employees covered by the settlement have until November 25, 2026 to return a Claim Form; the court considers final approval on December 16, 2026. If you worked hourly for WellNow in one of those three states you may be eligible; the class notice puts the fund at up to $1,640,000, shared by pay periods worked. Returning the form costs nothing and the court decides the rest.

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Expected

The court is due to consider final approval on December 16, 2026, and payments follow approval and any appeals.

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Facts from the official materials

Status: Open
Type: Class-action settlement
Category: Wages and employment
Defendant / company: WellNow Urgent Care, P.C.
Administrator: Simpluris, Inc.
Claim deadline: November 25, 2026
States: IL, NY, PA
Proof: Notice ID / PIN from the official letter or email may be required
Possible amount: Share of a $1.64M fund
Source confidence: medium
Last verified: October 3, 2026

Covered products and services

WellNow Urgent Care hourly employment

Sears, Aguilera and Smith v. WellNow Urgent Care, P.C. · 1:23-cv-03544 · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

The class notice puts the fund at up to $1,640,000. After attorneys' fees of up to 35%, $15,000 in service payments, administration costs and payroll taxes, the rest is shared by points: one for each pay period worked as an hourly employee in the class period, two for opt-in plaintiffs. Each mailed notice carries its own estimate. Returning the Claim Form is the only route to money: taking no action releases certain state wage claims without payment. The Claim Form arrives with the mailed Notice, and a blank copy is on the settlement site's documents page.

Important dates

Claim deadline: November 25, 2026
Fairness hearing: December 16, 2026

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