NOTICE OF EXPECTED PAYMENTS TO YOU 

This Notice is to alert you that we will be sending you payments pursuant to a court judgment in the case of People of California et al. v. Qwick, Inc., San Francisco Superior Court Case No. CGC-23-608756 (“the Lawsuit”).

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY TO ENSURE YOU RECEIVE THE PAYMENTS WE WILL BE MAKING TO YOU

 

Why will you be receiving payments from Qwick? The San Francisco City Attorney filed the Lawsuit on behalf of the People of California and the City and County of San Francisco (“Plaintiffs”) alleging that Qwick, Inc.  misclassified California freelancers like you as independent contractors instead of employees and thereby denied freelancers protections such as overtime pay and guaranteed breaks from August 31, 2019 through February 29, 2024 (“the Relevant Time Period”). While Qwick, Inc. denied that you were misclassified, Qwick, Inc. agreed to the entry of a court judgment that requires it to reclassify its California freelancers as employees and to make restitution payments to freelancers who performed work using the Qwick App in California during the Relevant Time Period.  

How much money will you receive and when? Qwick, Inc. agreed to make payments in two installments. The first installment was sent in 2024.

Unless you make a timely request to receive a hard-copy check, then the second payment will be sent to your Stripe account on or before June 30, 2025. If you prefer to receive a hard-copy check, then please see the instructions below.  

Your gross payment for this installment will be treated as 1099 wages for purposes of the 2025 tax year.

How and where will you receive the payment?

The default manner in which you will receive the second payment will be via deposit in your Stripe account. As explained below, you can request to receive a hard-copy check instead but you must do so on or before June 23, 2025.
 

What if you prefer to receive a hard-copy check?

ATTENTION: To receive your second installment payment in the form of a hard-copy check (instead of having it deposited in your Stripe account), you need to make a request and complete a W-9 form. You must do so no later than June 23, 2025. CLICK HERE TO REQUEST A HARD-COPY CHECK AND COMPLETE THE W-9 FORM. If you do not make a request for a hard copy check and complete a W-9 form by June 23, 2025, your second installment payment will be deposited in your Stripe account and you will not receive a hard-copy check. 

NOTE: Payments to you are not guaranteed. If we are unable to complete payment and cannot locate you for this purpose, this payment may be reallocated to other workers or forfeited.

 

What if I have Questions?

If you have questions about this notice, please contact Phoenix Settlement Administrators at (800) 523-5773.