Morales v. Bareburger Group LLC
- Sarah Cave
- 1:15-cv-06497
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Morales v. Bareburger Group LLC, Judge Cave approved the parties’ Fair Labor Standards Act settlement and retained jurisdiction to enforce it.
The plaintiffs and defendants who submitted the proposed settlement in this Fair Labor Standards Act wage-and-hour case.
What happened
In Morales v. Bareburger Group LLC, the parties in a wage-and-hour case asked the court to approve their settlement under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a federal wage law.
The court reviewed the settlement agreement and related exhibits and found its terms fair and reasonable under the circumstances. It approved the settlement and said it would retain authority to enforce the agreement.
Judge Sarah L. Cave directed the parties to file a proposed stipulation and order of final dismissal with prejudice by December 3, 2019.
The detailed version
- Morales v. Bareburger Group LLC · No. 1:15-cv-06497
- Sarah Cave
- Nov. 22, 2019
Background
This was a wage-and-hour case under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The parties consented to the magistrate judge’s jurisdiction and submitted a proposed settlement agreement and supporting exhibits for court approval.
Settlement Review
The court reviewed the agreement under the standard requiring judicial approval of FLSA settlements. It stated that courts generally presume FLSA settlements are fair and that the parties are usually better positioned than the court to assess the settlement’s reasonableness. After reviewing the agreement and exhibits, the court found that all proposed terms appeared fair and reasonable under the circumstances and the factors identified in the cited precedent.
Ruling
Judge Sarah L. Cave approved the settlement. The court retained jurisdiction over the settlement agreement to enforce it, consistent with paragraph 18 of the agreement. The parties were directed to file a proposed stipulation and order of final dismissal with prejudice by Tuesday, December 3, 2019.
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