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Starbucks COBRA Notice Settlement

Estimated payout

Up to $74

About $30 to $74

Deadline

Dec 2, 2026 · 22 days left

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Former Starbucks employees alleged the COBRA health coverage election notice they received was deficient. Starbucks denies the claims and agreed to a $325,000 gross settlement fund, with attorneys' fees of $450,000 paid separately.

Who qualifies

Participants not subject to Starbucks' arbitration agreement, and beneficiaries in Starbucks' welfare benefits plan in the United States, who were sent a COBRA notice between July 21, 2016 and January 1, 2023 after a qualifying event and did not elect continuation coverage. The class is estimated at about 33,800 people.

What you need

No documents. You complete and mail the claim form. Each claimant gets an equal share of the net fund after about $75,000 in administration costs. The administrator's own examples: about $30 each if 25% of the class files, about $74 each if 10% files.

How to file

Claims are by mail only and must be postmarked by December 2, 2026. The opt-out and objection deadline is also December 2, 2026. The final approval hearing is January 6, 2027 at 11:00 a.m. in Tampa.

Case details and sources+

Settlement fund: $325,000
Payout terms: About $30 to $74
Claim deadline: Dec 2, 2026
Opt-out deadline: Dec 2, 2026
Final approval hearing: Jan 6, 2027
Class period: COBRA notices sent Jul 21, 2016 to Jan 1, 2023
Case name: Lubin, et al. v. Starbucks Corporation
Case number: 8:20-cv-01311-CEH-TGW
Court: U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida (Tampa)
Last reviewed: Nov 7, 2026

Sources

SettleClub is independent and is not a law firm, court, government agency or the settlement administrator. Eligibility, dates and amounts are decided by the court and administrator and can change; payment figures are estimates. This is a plain-language summary, not legal advice. Confirm details on the official site before filing. Starbucks Corporation and related names are trademarks of their owners, used only to identify this settlement.

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