Fernandez v. New York Health Care, Inc.
- Ona Wang
- 1:19-cv-11575
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Fernandez v. New York Health Care, Inc., Judge Wang approved the modified federal and New York wage-law settlement and dismissed the case with prejudice.
Margarita Fernandez and New York Health Care Inc., whose wage-law action was resolved through the approved modified settlement and dismissed with prejudice.
What happened
In Fernandez v. New York Health Care, Inc., the court reconsidered the parties’ renewed request to approve their settlement agreement. The court had previously rejected approval because the agreement’s release was too broad.
The parties modified the agreement to limit the release to claims raised in this action under the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law.
Judge Ona T. Wang approved the modified settlement as fair and reasonable and ordered the action dismissed with prejudice. The Clerk was directed to close the case.
The detailed version
- Fernandez v. New York Health Care, Inc. · No. 1:19-cv-11575
- Ona Wang
- Apr. 29, 2020
Background
On April 20, 2020, the court denied approval of the parties’ settlement agreement under the required fairness review for wage-law settlements. The court specifically identified a problem with the agreement’s release provision.
Renewed Settlement Request
The parties renewed their request for approval and modified the agreement. The modified release was limited to claims raised in this action under the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law.
Ruling
The court approved the parties’ modified settlement agreement as fair and reasonable. Judge Ona T. Wang ordered that the action be dismissed with prejudice and directed the Clerk to close the case.
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