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Notice of Pending Class Action in Bradford v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
Contra Costa County Superior Court, Case No. MSC19-01155

This class action lawsuit may affect your rights if you worked as an Operator for Chevron USA, Inc. (aka “Chevron”) at Chevron’s refinery in Richmond, California at any time between November 26, 2019 and May 30, 2022.

A court authorized this notice. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer. You are not being sued.

A group of Operators have sued Chevron U.S.A., Inc. (“Chevron”) alleging a failure to pay California “reporting time pay” for standby shifts at Chevron’s Richmond Refinery (the “Refinery”), a failure to timely pay all wages at the time of separation from employment, a failure to provide accurate itemized wage statements, violations of the Unfair Competition Law (“UCL”), and liability for civil penalties under the Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”).

The lead Plaintiffs for the class action claims are Joann Bradford, Jason Rohrbach, and Brian White (collectively, “Plaintiffs”).

The Court has allowed the lawsuit to proceed as a class action. This means that Plaintiffs assert their claims not just on behalf of themselves, but also on behalf of a class of all individuals employed by Chevron as Operators at Chevron’s refinery in Richmond, California who were assigned unpaid standby shifts during the period from November 26, 2019 through May 30, 2022 (the “Class”).

The Court has also certified a subclass of all Operators who have separated from employment with Chevron at Chevron’s refinery in Richmond, California during the period from November 26, 2019 up to judgment in this case, and who were assigned unpaid standby shifts at any time from November 26, 2019 through May 30, 2022 (the “Subclass”).

Chevron denies any wrongdoing and denies Plaintiffs or members of the Classes were owed any wages that Chevron did not compensate, or provided with non-compliant wage statements. The Court has not determined which side in the lawsuit is right. The Court’s order simply permits the case to proceed as a class action for the purpose of continuing the lawsuit. However, your legal rights are affected, and you have a choice to make now:

Your Options and Legal Rights in this Lawsuit

Do Nothing

Stay in the lawsuit. If you wish to stay a member of the Class and/or Subclass and be represented by Class Counsel, you do not have to do anything. You may direct any questions about the case to Class Counsel. The judgment, whether favorable or not, will bind all members of the Class and Subclass who do not choose to exclude themselves. If you do not exclude yourself from the Class and/or Subclass, you will give up the right to sue Chevron for legal claims that are the same or related to those alleged in the Lawsuit. You may also be called to testify at trial by either Plaintiff or Chevron, and/or to provide sworn deposition testimony in this matter.

Ask to be Excluded (Opt-out)

Get out of the lawsuit.

You have the right to exclude yourself from the Class(es) and the Lawsuit. If you do, you still have the right to pursue any claims you have with a lawyer of your choice at your own expense. You will not lose any claims you have by removing yourself, but you cannot share in any money recovered in the Lawsuit. You will not be bound by any judgment or settlement reached in the Lawsuit.

Chevron will not retaliate against you for any decision you make about this lawsuit, including your decision to remain a member of the class or opt out.