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Emerald City Pizza WA Job Postings Settlement

Settlement Amount
Est. $1,107.44 equal share
Claim Deadline
November 23, 2026
Total Fund
$376,000

Only the 188 mailed a notice qualify. The Emerald City Pizza WA Job Postings Settlement is a closed, records-based settlement covering only about 188 people — the applicants Emerald City Pizza LLC's own records show applied for a job opening in Washington between January 1, 2023 and September 2, 2026 where the posting did not disclose the wage scale or salary range and a general description of benefits and other compensation. There is no claim form, no proof to submit and no way to sign up. Everyone on the company's list who does not opt out is paid automatically, and nobody outside that list can add themselves — so if you were never sent a notice by mail and email, you almost certainly will not be paid. The one route in, a class-list challenge under Paragraph 20 of the Settlement Agreement, had to be raised within 30 calendar days of the Notice being sent, and notices went out after the September 2, 2026 preliminary approval order — so that window has in all likelihood already closed. Call Simpluris on (888) 369-3780 rather than assuming either way. November 23, 2026 is not a claim deadline. It is the deadline to opt out, to object, and to update your address or pick a digital payment. Class members who do nothing are still paid by mailed check. The realistic payment is the $1,107.44 the court-authorized Notice estimates: one equal share of the $376,000 fund, with no tiers and nothing to elect. No cap limits what you can be paid — the $25,000 cap covers only the administrator's costs, and anything it does not spend is handed back to the class. If you saw a $5,000 figure elsewhere, that is the statutory maximum RCW 49.58.110 allowed an applicant to seek at trial, not a term of this settlement. Emerald City Pizza denies the allegations and the court has not decided who is right.

Do I Qualify?

You may be eligible if:

Nothing is required of you, because there is no claim form and no proof to submit. No receipts, pay records, screenshots or copies of your job application are needed, and there is nothing to sign. Class membership was established from Emerald City Pizza LLC's own application records, and every class member who does not opt out is sent an equal payment if the Court grants final approval. The Login ID and PIN printed on your Notice are not an eligibility check. They are used only on www.EPOASettlementECP.com to update your mailing address or to switch from a paper check to a digital payment, and your payment does not depend on using them. What does decide whether you actually get paid is your address. FAQ 7 warns that if the Settlement Administrator does not have your current mailing address, you may not receive your settlement payment, and asks you to contact Simpluris whenever your address or phone number changes. Update it online, return the Address Form enclosed with the Notice, or call (888) 369-3780. The one thing credentials and documents cannot do is get you onto the list. Because the class is a closed group of about 188 people drawn from the company's records, there is no self-service route in for someone who was never sent a Notice. Paragraph 20 of the Settlement Agreement set the only formal route — a dispute raised with the administrator within 30 calendar days of the Notice being sent, with Emerald City Pizza's records controlling unless documentary evidence establishes otherwise, and the Settlement Administrator as final arbiter. With notices mailed after the September 2, 2026 preliminary approval order, that window has in all likelihood already closed.

What Happened?

Okyeremah Nyannor, an applicant for employment, sued Emerald City Pizza LLC in King County Superior Court in Washington on May 14, 2024, alleging that the company's job postings for Washington positions did not disclose pay or benefits information, in violation of the pay transparency provision of the Washington Equal Pay and Opportunities Act, RCW 49.58.110, which has required that disclosure in job postings by employers with 15 or more employees since January 1, 2023. Emerald City Pizza disputes the claims, contends it has not violated any law and that the claims are without merit, and does not admit wrongdoing by settling. The Court has made no determination regarding liability.

The case is Okyeremah Nyannor v. Emerald City Pizza LLC, Case No. 24-2-10796-7 SEA, before the Honorable Michael K. Ryan in King County Superior Court. Timothy Emery, Patrick B. Reddy and Paul Cipriani of Emery Reddy, PC in Seattle were appointed Class Counsel; Emerald City Pizza is represented by Sebris Busto James of Bellevue. Simpluris, Inc. is the Settlement Administrator.

The Court granted a stipulation staying case deadlines on July 24, 2024 so the parties could negotiate. Those talks did not produce a deal, which sent the parties into formal discovery, and they reached agreement on the material settlement terms on or about June 15, 2026. Emerald City Pizza agreed to pay a Common Fund of $376,000, inclusive of class payments, attorneys' fees, costs, the service award and settlement administration costs.

On September 2, 2026 the Court issued an order preliminarily approving the settlement and authorizing Simpluris to issue the Notice. Notices went out to the roughly 188 class members by mail and email, carrying an estimated payment of $1,107.44 and a November 23, 2026 date for exclusions, objections and address or payment-selection changes. Because the class period runs through the date of preliminary approval, it closes on September 2, 2026.

This is one of a long run of Washington pay transparency cases brought under RCW 49.58.110 against employers whose job postings omitted pay ranges. It is a separate matter from the other Washington job posting settlements tracked on this site, which involve different companies, different class periods and different funds, and it is unrelated to the Domino's San Francisco health care fee settlement also tracked here — a different company and a different kind of claim. One wrinkle is worth knowing: Emerald City Pizza LLC is the corporate employer named in the postings, and applicants often remember the restaurant they applied to rather than the company behind it. If the name on your notice does not look like the place you applied, that is not by itself a reason to disregard it — check with Simpluris.

The Final Approval Hearing is scheduled for January 29, 2027 at 11:00 A.M. before Judge Ryan at King County Superior Court, Maleng Regional Justice Center, 401 Fourth Avenue North, Courtroom 4A, Kent, WA 98032, and can be attended remotely by Zoom. The administrator warns the date and time can change by court order. A scheduled hearing is not an approval: no final approval order has been entered, no payments have been issued and no payment date has been announced.

How to File Your Claim

  1. NO ACTION NEEDED AND NO CLAIM FORM EXISTS — there is nothing to submit and no claim deadline. Emerald City Pizza's application records identify the roughly 188 class members, and Simpluris mails a payment automatically to everyone who does not exclude themselves, if the Court grants final approval
  2. NOVEMBER 23, 2026 IS NOT A CLAIM DEADLINE. It is the single date for three other things: requesting exclusion (the letter must be postmarked by that date), filing an objection with the Court, and submitting an address update or digital-payment selection online. Let it pass and you are still paid by mailed check
  3. DO THIS INSTEAD: make sure Simpluris has your current mailing address. The official FAQ warns that if the Settlement Administrator does not have your current mailing address, you may not receive your settlement payment — this is the most common way a valid class member goes unpaid. Update it online at www.EPOASettlementECP.com using the Login ID and PIN printed on your Notice, return the Address Form that came with the Notice, or contact the administrator directly. It matters most if you have moved since you applied
  4. OPTIONAL — digital payment: use the Address Update/Payment Selection form at www.EPOASettlementECP.com by November 23, 2026 to take a digital payment such as PayPal or Venmo instead of a paper check. The Login ID and PIN are used only for that and for an address change
  5. your payment does not depend on using them
  6. Lost your Notice, or think you were left off the list? Contact Simpluris on (888) 369-3780 or at info@EPOASettlementECP.com, or write to Okyeremah Nyannor v. Emerald City Pizza LLC, c/o Simpluris, Inc., P.O. Box 26170, Santa Ana, CA 92799. Be realistic about the second case: the class list came from the company's records, the Paragraph 20 challenge window ran 30 calendar days from the sending of the Notice, and documentary evidence from the time you applied is what would carry the argument
  7. TO OPT OUT (and give up the payment): mail a signed letter postmarked by November 23, 2026 to Simpluris at the address above, giving your full name, your address, a statement that you wish to be excluded, and your signature and date. You cannot opt out by phone or email, and group requests are not permitted. Opting out is the only way to keep your own right to sue Emerald City Pizza over the same postings
  8. TO OBJECT (while staying in the class): file a written objection with King County Superior Court, 401 Fourth Avenue North, Room 2D, Kent, WA 98032 by November 23, 2026, and mail copies to Class Counsel Emery Reddy, PC, 600 Stewart Street, Suite 1100, Seattle, WA 98101 and to Defendant's counsel Sebris Busto James, 15375 SE 30th Place, Suite 310, Bellevue, WA 98007. FAQ 18 lists the eight items an objection must contain
  9. Questions go to Simpluris on (888) 369-3780 or info@EPOASettlementECP.com. The notice asks you not to call the Court, the Clerk, the Judge or the company
  10. Visit the official claim form: https://www.epoasettlementecp.com/

How Much Will I Actually Get?

ONE PAYMENT, ONE CALCULATION, NOTHING TO ELECT. Every class member who does not opt out receives an equal share of the Class Fund — there are no tiers, no separate route for documented losses and nothing to elect. The court-authorized Notice states "Your estimated payment amount is $1,107.44." Payments are characterized as non-wage damages and reported on a Form 1099, so this is not back pay. NO DOLLAR CAP APPLIES TO WHAT YOU CAN BE PAID — BUT THREE CAPS APPLY TO OTHER PARTS OF THIS SETTLEMENT, AND NONE OF THEM CAPS THE WHOLE THING. Unlike several of the other Washington job posting settlements, this one has no per-person ceiling. The caps that do exist sit on the deductions: settlement administration costs are paid from the Common Fund and "shall not exceed $25,000.00"; litigation costs and expenses are capped at $5,000; attorneys' fees are requested at a fixed $112,800, one-third of the fund; and the service award for the single named plaintiff is $25,000. The $25,000 administration cap works in claimants' favour — Paragraph 16 provides that if the administrator does not use the whole allocation, the remainder is added to the Class Fund and distributed pro rata to class members who did not opt out. IF YOU SAW A $5,000 FIGURE, IT IS NOT A CAP IN THIS SETTLEMENT. $5,000 is the maximum statutory damages an applicant could have sought per non-compliant posting under RCW 49.58.110 had the case been tried and won. Emerald City Pizza instead agreed to pay $376,000 in total to settle, and $1,107.44 is what an equal share of what is left works out to. THE FUND GROWS IF THE CLASS IS BIGGER THAN 188. Paragraph 8 provides that if the number of Settlement Class Members increases, the Common Fund increases pro rata by $2,000.00 for each member beyond the 188 identified, so additional members do not simply dilute everyone else's share. That $2,000 is an addition to the fund, not a payment anyone receives. Shares can also move up if the Court awards less than the requested fees, costs or service award — any amount not awarded goes back to the class — and the shares of anyone who opts out are reallocated to the people who remain. THE DEAL CAN STILL COME APART. The Court may decline final approval. Separately, Paragraph 26 lets Emerald City Pizza void the whole Settlement Agreement if more than ten percent of class members opt out, and lets the Plaintiff void it if the class turns out to be larger than 188 and the company refuses to increase the fund pro rata. A reduced fee or service award is not grounds to end it. WHEN THE MONEY MOVES: nothing is paid until after the January 29, 2027 Final Approval Hearing and any appeals are complete. The agreement's timetable then has the settlement take effect 31 days after the final approval order, Emerald City Pizza fund it within 30 days after that, and the administrator issue payments within 14 days of funding. Checks are void 180 calendar days after issuance; PayPal and Venmo payments expire after 30 calendar days but can be re-sent on request during the 180-day cashing period. Money still unclaimed after that goes to the State of Washington under its unclaimed property act in your own name, and any Residual Funds go to the Legal Foundation of Washington. These are estimates — no final approval order has been entered and no payment date has been announced.

Last reviewed: October 6, 2026 | Information verified from court records and official settlement documents.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who actually qualifies for the Emerald City Pizza Washington job postings settlement?
The class is a closed list of about 188 people, and Emerald City Pizza LLC's own application records decide who is on it. Formally, it covers Plaintiff and all individuals who, from January 1, 2023 through September 2, 2026 — the date of preliminary approval — applied for a job opening in the State of Washington with Emerald City Pizza LLC where the job posting did not disclose the wage scale or salary range and a general description of benefits and other compensation. Paragraph 8 of the Settlement Agreement records the company's representation that there are 188 Settlement Class Members, and the official FAQ tells recipients that Defendant's records show they are in the class. In practice the gate is the Notice: class members were identified from the company's records and sent a Notice by mail and email, and there is no claim form through which anyone else can join. The opening had to be in Washington, and you did not have to be hired. If you are unsure, call Simpluris on (888) 369-3780 rather than assuming either way.
I applied to an Emerald City Pizza job in Washington but never got a notice. Can I still get paid?
Probably not, and it is worth being straight about why. There is no claim form in this settlement, so there is nothing for you to submit and no way to add yourself through the website. Payment goes automatically to the people on the class list the company produced from its application records. The only formal route in was the class-list challenge in Paragraph 20 of the Settlement Agreement, which required the dispute to be raised with the Settlement Administrator within 30 calendar days of the Notice being sent — and notices went out after the September 2, 2026 preliminary approval order, so that window has in all likelihood already closed. Even within it, the provision is narrow: Emerald City Pizza first checks your application history with it, and unless you can establish with documentary evidence that you should have been on the list, the company's records control. Counsel for both sides then try to resolve it informally, and failing that the Settlement Administrator is the final arbiter. It still costs you nothing to call Simpluris on (888) 369-3780 and ask whether you are on the list — anything you kept in writing from the time you applied is what would carry the argument.
Is November 23, 2026 a claim deadline? What happens if I miss it?
It is not a claim deadline, and missing it does not cost you your payment. November 23, 2026 is a single date for three other things: requesting exclusion from the settlement, which must be a signed letter postmarked by that date; filing an objection with King County Superior Court; and submitting an address update or a digital-payment selection online. Class members who stay in the settlement have no deadline to meet in order to be paid, as long as the administrator has a mailing address that will reach them. The notice does not give a time of day or time zone for the online deadline, so treat the date itself as the cutoff. The one thing you should genuinely act on is your address: FAQ 7 warns that if Simpluris does not have your current mailing address, you may not receive your payment.
Why is the estimate about $1,107 when I have seen a $5,000 figure for these cases?
Because $5,000 is the maximum statutory damages RCW 49.58.110 would have let an applicant seek per non-compliant posting if the case had been tried and won — not a term of this settlement. A settlement is a compromise that ends the case without a trial, and Emerald City Pizza agreed to pay $376,000 in total. Requested attorneys' fees of $112,800 (one-third of the fund), up to $5,000 in actual litigation costs and expenses, a $25,000 service award for the named plaintiff and up to $25,000 in settlement administration costs all come out of that fund first, all subject to court approval. What is left is split in equal shares among the roughly 188 class members, and the court-authorized Notice states "Your estimated payment amount is $1,107.44." If the Court awards less than requested, the difference goes back to the class.
Does any cap limit what I can be paid?
No — and this is where several of the other Washington job posting settlements differ, so the distinction is worth getting right. This settlement has no per-person ceiling at all. The caps that exist sit on the deductions rather than on your share or on the settlement as a whole: settlement administration costs are paid from the Common Fund and under Paragraph 16 "shall not exceed $25,000.00"; litigation costs and expenses are capped at $5,000; attorneys' fees are requested at a fixed $112,800; and the service award for the single named plaintiff is $25,000. The $25,000 administration cap actually works in your favour, because Paragraph 16 provides that if the administrator does not use the whole allocation, the remainder is added to the Class Fund and distributed pro rata to class members who did not opt out.
Will my payment shrink if the class turns out to be bigger than 188?
Not in the usual way, because the fund grows with the class. Paragraph 8 of the Settlement Agreement records Emerald City Pizza's representation that there are 188 Settlement Class Members and provides that if that number increases, the Common Fund increases pro rata by $2,000.00 for each member beyond the 188 identified. So additional members do not simply dilute everyone else's share. That $2,000 is an addition to the fund, not a payment anyone receives. Your share can also move up: the shares of anyone who opts out are reallocated to the class members who remain, and any amount the Court declines to award in fees, costs or the service award goes back to the class. Paragraph 26 adds a wrinkle in the other direction — if the class grows beyond 188 and the company refuses to increase the fund pro rata, the Plaintiff has the option to void the settlement.
Could this settlement fall apart before anyone is paid?
Yes, in a few ways described in the Settlement Agreement. The Court could decline to grant final approval at the January 29, 2027 hearing. Under Paragraph 26, Emerald City Pizza has the option to void the whole agreement if more than ten percent of class members exclude themselves, which it must exercise within 5 calendar days of receiving the administrator's report, and the Plaintiff has the option to void it if the class size increases beyond 188 and the company refuses to increase the fund pro rata. A reduced award of attorneys' fees or of the service award is not grounds to end the settlement, and any amount the Court does not award goes back to the class. An appeal would delay payment even if the settlement is approved.
When would I actually be paid, and what if I never cash the payment?
Nothing is paid until after the Final Approval Hearing on January 29, 2027 at 11:00 A.M. before Judge Michael K. Ryan, and after all appeals and other reviews are complete. The agreement's timetable then has the settlement take effect 31 days after the final approval order, Emerald City Pizza fund it within 30 days after that, and the administrator issue payments within 14 days of funding — so an appeal would push each of those steps back. No payment date has been announced. Settlement payments expire and become void 180 calendar days after issuance. PayPal or Venmo payments expire automatically after 30 calendar days, but you can ask for one to be re-sent at any point during the 180-day cashing period. Money still unclaimed after that is sent to the State of Washington under its Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act in your own name, so it is not forfeited to the company, though recovering it from the state is then your problem. Any Residual Funds left in the Common Fund go to the Legal Foundation of Washington.
Is this the same as the other Washington job posting settlements, or the Domino's case, on this site?
No. It shares only the statute. This settlement is brought against Emerald City Pizza LLC alone, under Case No. 24-2-10796-7 SEA in King County Superior Court, with its own class definition, its own January 1, 2023 to September 2, 2026 class period, its own $376,000 fund and its own November 23, 2026 date. The other Washington pay transparency cases tracked here involve different employers, and being in one of those classes tells you nothing about whether you are in this one — several of them also require a claim form, while this one does not. It is also unrelated to the Domino's San Francisco health care fee settlement tracked on this site, which involves a different company and a different kind of claim. One thing to watch for: Emerald City Pizza LLC is the corporate employer named in the postings, and applicants often remember the restaurant they applied to rather than the company behind it, so if the name on a notice does not look like the place you applied, check with Simpluris before disregarding it.

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