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Datadog $4.15M Overtime Settlement — Account Executives
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Datadog Commercial Account Executives employed Dec. 2022 to Dec. 2025 share up to $4.15M. Most must file a Consent Form by Nov. 20, 2026.
Who qualifies and how to claim
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Current Status
Claims are open. Commercial Account Executives who worked outside Colorado and Massachusetts must submit a Consent Form by November 20, 2026 to be paid. Colorado and Massachusetts employees are included automatically, and November 20, 2026 is also their deadline to opt out or object. The court has already approved the settlement; no payment date has been announced.
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What Changed Recently?
Datadog, Inc. agreed to pay up to $4,150,000 to resolve Gallegos v. Datadog, Inc., Index No. 609627/2026, in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Nassau County. The lawsuit questioned whether Datadog’s Commercial Account Executives were properly classified as exempt from overtime under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and Colorado and Massachusetts wage law. Datadog denies the allegations and denies that anyone is owed damages.
The court granted the unopposed motion to approve the settlement on August 18, 2026, in an order filed September 11, 2026. That order certified the groups below for settlement purposes, approved the notices and distribution plan, and appointed CPT Group as the claims administrator. Notices then went out to employees.
Who Qualifies?
The settlement covers people who worked as Commercial Account Executives for Datadog between December 1, 2022 and December 1, 2025, split into two groups:
• Collective Members: Commercial Account Executives employed in any state other than Colorado or Massachusetts. They are paid only if they submit a Consent Form.
• Class Members: Commercial Account Executives employed in Colorado or Massachusetts. They are included automatically unless they opt out.
Both groups are defined by the Commercial Account Executive title in the court’s order; other job titles are not part of either group.
How Much Can You Get?
The settlement website does not publish an average or per-person estimate, and the settlement agreement with the allocation formula is not posted there. What the court order does set is the deductions: attorneys’ fees of one-third of the gross fund (about $1,383,333), $16,210 in out-of-pocket costs plus the filing fees for the approval motion, service awards to the named plaintiffs, and the administrator’s fees. The rest is divided among participating employees under the distribution plan in the agreement.
The fund is a maximum. Because only Collective Members who return a Consent Form share in that portion of the money, the amount actually paid out depends on how many employees participate.
What Proof or Notice ID Is Required?
The online Consent Form opens behind a login that asks for a CPT ID and Passcode, both printed on the notice CPT Group sent. That makes the form ID-gated for Collective Members. No pay records or other documents are requested on the website. Colorado and Massachusetts Class Members file nothing.
Employees who believe they qualify but did not receive a notice can reach CPT Group through the contact page on the settlement website.
What Is the Deadline?
November 20, 2026 is the deadline for three things: Collective Members to submit a Consent Form, and Colorado and Massachusetts Class Members to opt out or object. The website gives only the date, not a time of day or time zone.
How Do You Take Action?
Collective Members submit the Consent Form through the Datadog Settlement Consent Form login using the CPT ID and Passcode from their notice. Colorado and Massachusetts Class Members who want to stay in the settlement do nothing. Opt-out and objection instructions are in the notice and on the official settlement website.
What Happens Next?
If no Colorado or Massachusetts Class Member objects and asks to be heard, the court’s approval order serves as the final order once the notice period ends and the administrator reports to the court. If someone does, the court may schedule a hearing. Payments follow the timeline in the settlement agreement; no payment date has been announced.
Documents & history
The public record, word for word. Every line below is what the court or the settlement administrator published; we only add short notes on what each item means. The original document has the final word, and it is always one click away.
The story so far
Claims are open until Nov 20, 2026, 20 days left. Final approval is still ahead.
- Next
- Claim deadline Nov 20, 2026 · in 3 weeks
Below is every step on record. The key moments come first; tap one to read about it, or pick a filter to see more. Read the graph left to right: each line is one place where things happen, the 0 court cases and the settlement’s website, and the big labelled marks are the moments that matter. Tap one to read about it. Puzzled by a word? See court words, in plain English.
- A decision by the judge
- A date to know
- Money paid out
- A request to the judge
- Paperwork or an update
- Still to come
Coming up 1
- DeadlineDeadline coming up
Claim deadline
Nothing of this kind in the list.
Documents
Court orders 1
The judge’s decisions. An order is what makes something official: approving the settlement, setting dates, awarding fees.
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Order Official settlement siteOpen the PDF
Court filings come from the court's public docket through the free RECAP archive; official documents from the settlement administrator's own site. Other dates come from the official settlement site and the summary above. We show the record as published and do not interpret it for your case. Nothing here is legal advice.
Where this information comes from
- Official settlement websitewww.datadogsettlement.com
Court words, in plain English What words like “motion” or “docket” mean. You never need them to file a claim.
- Attorneys’ fees money
What the lawyers for the group ask to be paid for bringing the case. It comes out of the settlement fund, and the judge decides the amount, often less than asked.
For example: The lawyers asked for a quarter of the fund in attorneys’ fees; the judge decides how much they get.
- Claim form what you fill in
The form you send to get your share of the settlement, online or by mail. Filing one is free.
For example: Send the claim form before the deadline, or you may not be paid.
- Class member you, probably
Anyone who fits the group the settlement covers. If you qualify, you are a class member, even if you never heard of the case before.
For example: If you bought the product during the years the notice lists, you are likely a class member.
- Class certification a decision
The judge agreeing that one case can speak for a whole group of people in the same situation.
For example: After class certification, the case went ahead for all the customers, not only the two who sued.
- Docket /DOK-it/ the court’s record
The court’s diary for a case: a numbered list of every paper filed and every step taken, in order.
For example: The judge’s order was added to the docket on May 20.
- ECF number /E-C-F/ a page number
ECF is the courts’ online filing system (Electronic Case Filing). "ECF 233" is item 233 on the case’s docket; "ECF 213-1" is the first attachment to item 213.
For example: A settlement agreement filed as ECF 251 is the 251st item on that case’s docket.
- Final approval hearing a date
Also called the fairness hearing: the day the judge listens to anyone with concerns, then decides whether the settlement is approved for good.
For example: The final approval hearing is usually the last big date before payments go out.
- Motion a request
A formal "please" to the judge: one side asks for something, like more time or approval of the deal. Nothing changes until the judge answers.
For example: The lawyers filed a motion to extend the claim deadline.
- Object /ob-JECT/ your choice
Staying in the settlement but telling the judge what you think should be better. You can still be paid.
For example: If you think the fees are too high, you can object before the deadline.
- Opt out your choice
Choosing to leave the settlement. You get nothing from it, but you keep your right to bring your own case.
For example: If you opt out, you will not get a payment from this settlement.
- Order a decision
The judge’s answer, and the part that counts. "Granted" means yes, "denied" means no, "granted in part" means yes to some of it.
For example: An order granting the motion means the judge said yes.
- Preliminary approval /pre-LIM-in-airy/ a decision
The judge’s first "this looks fair enough to move ahead". Notices go out and claims open, but it is not the final say.
For example: After preliminary approval in June, the claim form went online.
- RECAP /REE-cap/ a source
A free public library of federal court papers run by the non-profit Free Law Project. The court documents on this page link to its copies.
For example: We found the judge’s order in the RECAP archive.
- Service award money
A small thank-you payment to the people who brought the case on everyone’s behalf (the class representatives). It comes from the fund and the judge decides it.
For example: The two people who started the case each asked the judge for a service award.
- Settlement administrator a company
The company that runs the claims for the court: it sends the notices, checks the claims and mails the payments. Questions about your claim go to them.
For example: The settlement administrator mails the checks once the judge approves the deal.
- Unopposed /un-uh-POZED/ a word in requests
Both sides agree on the request, so it usually goes through smoothly.
For example: An unopposed motion to move a deadline is almost always granted.
Datadog in the news
The newest US news about Datadog, newest first. News reports, not the settlement's official notice, and not always about this settlement.
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