Pereira v. KGN Enterprises Inc
- Katharine Parker
- 1:20-cv-01037
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Pereira v. KGN Enterprises, Judge Parker ordered the parties to seek court approval of their apparent Fair Labor Standards Act settlement by March 16, 2021.
James Pereira, KGN Enterprises Inc., and Aziz A. Khan were required to file a motion for settlement approval by March 16, 2021.
What happened
In Pereira v. KGN Enterprises Inc., James Pereira sued KGN Enterprises Inc. and Aziz A. Khan. The parties appeared to have reached a settlement, but the settlement had not been filed with the court.
The parties also had not filed a letter addressing whether the settlement terms were fair. The order states that settlements under the Fair Labor Standards Act require court fairness review.
Judge Katharine H. Parker ordered the parties to file a motion asking the court to approve the settlement by March 16, 2021. The order did not approve or reject the settlement.
The detailed version
- Pereira v. KGN Enterprises Inc · No. 1:20-cv-01037
- Katharine Parker
- Mar. 2, 2021
Background
James Pereira brought this case against KGN Enterprises Inc. and Aziz A. Khan. Based on docket filings, the parties appeared to have reached a settlement. However, the settlement had not been filed on the docket, and the parties had not filed a letter addressing the fairness of its terms.
Court’s Action
The order cites the requirement that courts review settlements under the Fair Labor Standards Act for fairness. Judge Katharine H. Parker ordered the parties to file a motion for settlement approval no later than March 16, 2021.
Result
The order required a request for judicial review of the apparent settlement. It did not state the settlement terms and did not approve or reject the settlement.
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