Zak v. Five Tier, Inc.
- George Daniels
- 1:20-cv-09375
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Zak v. Five Tier, Judge Daniels approved the parties’ settlement of a Fair Labor Standards Act case.
Daniel Zak, Five Tier, Inc., and Zak’s counsel; the order approved the settlement payments described in the opinion.
What happened
In Zak v. Five Tier, Inc., Daniel Zak and Five Tier, Inc. reached a settlement in a case under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a federal wage-and-hour law, and jointly asked the court to approve it.
The court reviewed the settlement agreement, motion, and attached exhibits under the review required by the Second Circuit’s decision in Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc.
Judge George B. Daniels granted the motion, approving a $15,150 payment to Zak, $5,000 in attorney fees and costs, and $650 in expenses for Zak’s counsel.
The detailed version
- Zak v. Five Tier, Inc. · No. 1:20-cv-09375
- George Daniels
- Jan. 3, 2022
Background
Daniel Zak sued Five Tier, Inc. in an action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The opinion states that the parties reached a settlement and jointly moved for court approval.
Court’s analysis
The court reviewed the settlement terms, the joint motion, and the attached exhibits under the review required by Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc., 796 F.3d 199 (2d Cir. 2015). The opinion does not describe the underlying wage-and-hour claims or explain the settlement’s terms beyond the payments it approved.
Ruling
The court granted the parties’ motion. It approved a settlement payment of $15,150 to Zak, payment of $5,000 in attorney fees and costs, and payment of $650 in expenses to Zak’s counsel.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.