Public Partnerships CDPAP Wage And Hour Settlement, Check If You Qualify — Calderon et al. v. Public Partnerships LLC, No. 25-cv-2320

There’s a $162 million settlement fund for personal assistants paid through Public Partnerships LLC for CDPAP work in New York City, Long Island, or Westchester County between March 2025 and April 2026 — and here’s the part that surprises people: you don’t have to file anything to get paid. Public Partnerships agreed to the payout to settle wage-and-hour claims. If you do nothing, you’re automatically covered.

Public Partnerships CDPAP Wage And Hour Settlement — Key Facts

Detail	Information
Settlement Amount	$162,000,000 total ($40.5M general damages + $25M Wage Parity/MEC compensation + $92M PTO reconciliation + $4.5M reserve fund)
Claim Deadline	None — no claim form is required; payment is automatic unless you opt out
Who Qualifies	Roughly 200,000 current/former personal assistants paid through PPL for CDPAP services in NYC, Nassau, Suffolk, or Westchester County between March 1, 2025 and April 30, 2026
Estimated Payout	Varies by hours worked, sign-on bonus eligibility, MEC benefit allocation, and PTO balance — no flat per-person figure is disclosed in the settlement notice
Proof Required (Yes/No)	No — payment is automatic for anyone who doesn’t opt out
Settlement Status	Preliminarily approved July 1, 2026; awaiting final court approval
Court & Case Number	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York — Case No. 25-cv-2320 (FB)(LKE)
Law Alleged	Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), New York Labor Law, New York Home Care Worker Wage Parity Act, NY Paid Safe and Sick Leave laws
Administrator	Atticus Administration
Official Claim Site	publicpartnershipssettlement.com
Last Updated	July 30, 2026

Who Is Public Partnerships LLC and Why Is It Being Sued Over CDPAP Wages?

Public Partnerships LLC (PPL) is the Georgia-based company New York picked in 2025 to become the single statewide fiscal intermediary for CDPAP, the Medicaid program that lets disabled and elderly New Yorkers hire their own home care workers, often family members. PPL’s rocky takeover left personal assistants unpaid or paid late for weeks, according to the lawsuit, and its mandatory benefit plan allegedly didn’t meet what state law requires for home care workers. PPL isn’t only fighting this wage claim, either — the U.S. Department of Justice separately sued PPL and New York’s Department of Health in June 2026, alleging the company won the CDPAP contract through a “sham bid process” that generated unauthorized profits.

What Did Public Partnerships Do to CDPAP Workers Between March 2025 and April 2026?

New York handed CDPAP’s payroll to PPL in 2025, replacing more than 600 smaller fiscal intermediaries with a single company. Personal assistants say PPL’s onboarding, timekeeping, and payroll systems were so broken that some went weeks without a paycheck. Plaintiffs Philip Calderon, Farshad Pinchasi, Allison Fields, and Dana Folgar sued, arguing PPL violated the FLSA and New York Labor Law by failing to pay wages accurately and on time, and that PPL’s replacement health benefit — a Minimum Essential Coverage plan — didn’t satisfy the New York Home Care Worker Wage Parity Act’s requirement for real supplemental compensation.

For scale, Merrill Lynch’s $4.9 million FLSA settlement over unpaid overtime covered a few thousand financial advisors. This one covers roughly 200,000 home care workers — one of the largest wage-and-hour class settlements in New York history.

PPL denies doing anything wrong. It’s also not just this lawsuit it’s dealing with — a separate federal fraud case from the DOJ is still pending. Whatever happens there, it doesn’t change your right to this settlement payment.

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Are You Covered by the Public Partnerships CDPAP Settlement?

Here’s exactly how to know if this settlement includes you.

• Personal assistants who worked in CDPAP and were paid through PPL in New York City between March 1, 2025 and April 30, 2026
• Workers in the same role during that window in Nassau, Suffolk, or Westchester County
• Anyone who received an email, text, or postcard notice from the Settlement Administrator, Atticus Administration
• People who believe they qualify but never got a notice can contact the administrator directly to confirm

You don’t qualify if you worked CDPAP upstate or outside NYC, Nassau, Suffolk, or Westchester County, or if you file a valid opt-out request by September 19, 2026.

Public Partnerships CDPAP Settlement Outside Downstate New York — Are You Still Covered?

No. This settlement is limited to “downstate” personal assistants: NYC, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties specifically. If you worked CDPAP through PPL elsewhere in New York State, this particular settlement doesn’t apply to you.

If you got a text or email from Atticus Administration this summer, that’s your notice. You don’t need to do anything else to get paid — just make sure your address and bank information are current.

Not sure if you qualify for the Public Partnerships CDPAP settlement? A free consultation with an employment discrimination attorney can help before the September 19, 2026 opt-out deadline.

How Much Can Public Partnerships CDPAP Settlement Class Members Get?

There’s no flat “up to $X” figure here — your payment depends on your individual work record. The $162 million breaks down as:

• $40.5 million in general damages for the wage-and-hour claims
• $25 million tied to the Wage Parity Act’s benefit requirement, credited back from what PPL had allocated to its MEC health plan
• $92 million reconciling accrued paid time off balances
• $4.5 million held in reserve

Your share depends on how many hours you worked in CDPAP through PPL, whether you missed a sign-on bonus you were owed, how much of your pay went to the MEC plan, and your remaining PTO balance. Attorneys’ fees of up to 15% of the fund, plus $15,000 service awards for each of the four class representatives, come out before the rest is distributed. The payments will come partly as W-2 wages with taxes withheld and partly as 1099 income you’re responsible for reporting yourself.

For comparison, Papa John’s paid $20 million to settle wage-and-hour claims from delivery drivers across seven states. This settlement is more than eight times that size, for a single state’s home care workforce.

There’s no receipt to submit and no form to mail. The number that actually matters here isn’t a claim deadline — it’s September 19, the date after which you can no longer opt out or object.

What Should You Do If You Worked CDPAP Through Public Partnerships?

1. Confirm you received, or should have received, a notice by email, text, or postcard from Atticus Administration
2. If you moved or changed banks since working for PPL, log in at publicpartnershipssettlement.com to update your address or payment details
3. Decide whether to do nothing (get paid, give up the right to sue separately), opt out (keep your right to sue, get no payment), or object (stay in, but tell the court what you don’t like)
4. If you’re weighing an individual FLSA claim instead, talk to an employment attorney before the opt-out deadline — once you’re in, you can’t switch later
5. Watch publicpartnershipssettlement.com for updates on the November 10, 2026 final approval hearing
6. Expect payment by direct deposit or check, matching however PPL originally paid you, only after final approval and any appeals resolve

No claim form exists for this settlement, so there’s nothing to file. The only real deadline that applies to most people is September 19, 2026, and only if you want to opt out or object.

Did you keep working through PPL’s messy 2025 transition without ever getting a straight answer about your paycheck? This settlement was built for exactly that experience.

Should Public Partnerships Class Members Opt Out or Object Before September 19, 2026?

What Opting Out of the Public Partnerships Settlement Actually Means

Opting out means you get no payment from this settlement, but you keep the right to sue PPL on your own for the same wage claims, including under the FLSA. Most workers shouldn’t opt out without legal advice — giving up an automatic payment tied to your actual hours worked is a real trade-off. The opt-out deadline is September 19, 2026.

How to Object to the Public Partnerships Settlement

Objecting means you stay in the class and still get paid, but you tell the court in writing why you don’t think the settlement is fair. Your letter needs the case name and number, your contact information, your reasons, and your signature, mailed to Atticus Administration by September 19, 2026.

Talk to a class action lawsuit attorney before September 19, 2026 if you’re considering either option.

Public Partnerships CDPAP Settlement — Key Dates, 2026

Milestone	Date
Settlement Execution Date	June 23, 2026
Preliminary Approval Order	July 1, 2026
Notice Date	July 21, 2026
Request for Exclusion (Opt-Out) Deadline	September 19, 2026
Objection Deadline	September 19, 2026
Request to Withdraw Exclusion Deadline	September 19, 2026
Final Approval Hearing	November 10, 2026, 11:00 a.m., EDNY Courtroom 13B, Brooklyn
Expected Payment Date	Not stated; payment begins roughly 30 days after final approval if there are no appeals

Public Partnerships CDPAP Wage And Hour Settlement — Frequently Asked Questions, No. 25-cv-2320

Do I need a lawyer to get money from the Public Partnerships settlement?

 No. If you don’t opt out, payment is automatic. You don’t need to file a claim or hire anyone.

Is the Public Partnerships $162 million settlement legitimate?

 Yes. It’s a real settlement in Calderon et al. v. Public Partnerships LLC, Case No. 25-cv-2320, pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

When will Public Partnerships settlement payments be sent? 

Not until after the November 10, 2026 final approval hearing, and roughly 30 days after that if no one appeals.

What if I never got a notice but think I worked CDPAP through PPL during the covered period?

 Contact Atticus Administration directly at 1-800-314-2601 or [email protected].

Will my Public Partnerships settlement payment be taxed?

 Yes. Part will come as W-2 wages with taxes withheld, and part as 1099 income you’re responsible for reporting yourself.

Do I have to submit a claim form for the Public Partnerships settlement?

 No. Unlike most class action settlements, there’s no claim form here. Payment happens automatically unless you opt out.

Is the Public Partnerships wage settlement connected to the DOJ’s fraud lawsuit against PPL?

 No. The DOJ’s June 2026 fraud suit against PPL and New York’s Department of Health is a separate case over how PPL won the CDPAP contract, not this wage-and-hour class action.

How much will I personally get from the Public Partnerships settlement?

 It depends on your hours worked, sign-on bonus eligibility, MEC benefit allocation, and PTO balance. There’s no flat per-person figure published in the settlement notice.

Sources Used in This Public Partnerships CDPAP Settlement Article

• Official Long Form Notice, Calderon et al. v. Public Partnerships LLC: https://www.publicpartnershipssettlement.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Calderon-Long-Form-Notice_Final.pdf
• Official Settlement Website, Important Dates: https://www.publicpartnershipssettlement.com/important-dates/
• Official Settlement Website, Home: https://www.publicpartnershipssettlement.com/
• U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs, “Department of Justice Files Suit to Stop Ongoing Medicaid Fraud Related to New York’s $10 Billion Home-Care Program”: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-files-suit-stop-ongoing-medicaid-fraud-related-new-yorks-10-billion-home

Researched and written by Israr, legal content researcher and founder of AllAboutLawyer.com. All facts verified against the official Long Form Notice, the settlement website, and the Department of Justice’s press release on July 30, 2026. Last Updated: July 30, 2026.

This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Laws vary by state and individual circumstances differ. For advice about your specific situation, consult a qualified attorney.