Gold v. New York Life Insurance Co.,

May 28, 2020

On May 28, 2020, the Honorable O. Peter Sherwood granted Plaintiffs’ class certification motion, certifying two classes defined as follows:

(1) The ‘TAS Class’ comprises every person who worked for Defendants in the State of New York at any time since December 21, 2001 as a TAS Agent, i.e., under an Agent’s Contract modified by a Training Allowance Subsidy Plan Agreement; and

(2) The ‘EA Class’ comprises every person who worked for Defendants in the State of New York at any time since December 21, 2001 as an Established Agent, i.e., under an Agent’s Contract unmodified by a Training Allowance Subsidy Plan Agreement;

Provided that any periods of work as Defendants’ retired agent, corporate agent or sub-agent, partner, senior partner, or managing partner, are excluded from either Class defined above.

The Court further ordered that Plaintiffs send notice to all individuals identified by Defendants within 90 days of Defendants production. If you believe you are a member of the class or have questions about the case, please contact John Halebian at JHalebian@lshllp.com.