Christopher v. Box, Inc.

A settlement has been entered to resolve a collective action lawsuit that has been filed by former Box employee Colin Christopher ("Named Plaintiff") under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") on behalf of current or former Outbound Business Representatives (OBRs) (however titled) employed by Box, Inc. ("Box") in the United States at any time during the period of from April 1, 2019 to May 15, 2025 in New York or New Jersey, April 1, 2021 to May 15, 2025 in California, or from April 1, 2022 to May 15, 2025 anywhere else in the United States of America.

For Non-Exempt Employees (NEEs), the lawsuit alleges that Box failed to properly include the value of Restricted Stock Units in the regular rate of pay when making overtime payments to non-exempt employees. Box denies the allegations and maintains that it complied with all applicable wage and hour laws at all times and, inter alia, properly paid its non-exempt employees for all overtime worked at the correct rate. The parties agree that there is a good faith dispute as to whether Box properly calculated the regular rate of pay.

For Outbound Business Representatives (OBRs), the lawsuit alleges that Box failed to properly pay all OBRs for all hours worked and failed to properly include the value of Restricted Stock Units in calculating the regular rate of pay. Box denies the allegations and maintains that it complied with all applicable wage and hour laws at all times and properly calculated the regular rate of pay and paid all OBRs for all hours worked. The parties agree that there is a good faith dispute as to whether Box properly paid OBRs for all hours worked and whether Box properly calculated the regular rate of pay.

Non-Exempt Employees (NEEs) are current or former non-exempt classified employees of any job title other than Outbound Business Representative, working for Defendant from April 1, 2019 to May 15, 2025 in New York or New Jersey, April 1, 2021 to May 15, 2025 in California, or from April 1, 2022 to May 15, 2025 anywhere else in the United States of America.

Outbound Business Representatives (OBRs) are current or former non-exempt classified Outbound Business Representatives, however variously titled, working for Defendant from April 1, 2019 to May 15, 2025 in New York or New Jersey, April 1, 2021 to May 15, 2025 in California, or from April 1, 2022 to May 15, 2025 anywhere else in the United States of America.

If you participate in the Settlement, you will receive an estimated settlement payment of based on the number of applicable weeks you were employed as an NEE or OBR for Box during the Relevant Settlement Period. In exchange, you will be releasing Box and all related entities and individuals from all related claims.

Half of your estimated settlement payment will be subject to deductions for payroll taxes and other legally required withholdings. The other half of your estimated settlement payment will be treated as non-wage income without withholdings, but it will be reported to the IRS on form 1099.