CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES SETTLEMENT INFORMATION
The settlement also requires Carnival to provide additional disclosure in its contracts regarding how tips are treated as overtime compensation, and to operate a grievance and arbitration procedure for wage claims. In the settlement, Carnival denies liability in the pending litigation.
Commenting on the settlement, plaintiffs’ attorney Tucker Ronzetti,
of Miami law firm Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton, said, “We are
pleased that the parties have been able to resolve this dispute in a way
that provides substantial relief to the seafaring workers.” Mr.
Ronzetti is co-class counsel for the workers along with Julio Ayala of
the Crewmember and Maritime Advocacy Center and Craig Downs of Miami law
firm Downs Brill Whitehead.
Official Claims Processors Website - http://www.borceaclasssettlement.com/
May
4, 2006 - Preliminary Settlement Approval Order
May 2, 2006 - Joint Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement and for Other Relief