Reyes v. Concord Management of NY LLC
- James Oetken
- 1:22-cv-11003
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 1
In Reyes v. Concord Management, Judge Oetken approved the FLSA settlement and dismissed the case with prejudice.
Martha Reyes and Concord Management of NY LLC; the approved settlement resolves Reyes’s Fair Labor Standards Act claims against Concord Management.
What happened
In Reyes v. Concord Management of NY LLC, Martha Reyes and Concord Management notified the court that they had settled Reyes’s Fair Labor Standards Act claims.
The proposed settlement provided $60,000 for Reyes, with one-third allocated to attorney fees and costs. The court found the agreement fair and reasonable, approved it, and dismissed the case with prejudice.
Judge Oetken retained jurisdiction only to resolve disputes arising from the settlement agreement and directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
The detailed version
- Reyes v. Concord Management of NY LLC · No. 1:22-cv-11003
- James Oetken
- Aug. 9, 2023
Background
The parties informed the court that they had reached a settlement in Martha Reyes’s Fair Labor Standards Act case against Concord Management of NY LLC. Their proposed agreement provided $60,000 for Reyes’s claims, and one-third of that amount was designated for attorney fees and costs.
Court’s analysis
The court reviewed the proposed settlement under the standard requiring judicial approval of Fair Labor Standards Act settlements. Citing Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc., the court found that the agreement was fair and reasonable.
Ruling
Judge J. Paul Oetken approved the proposed settlement at ECF No. 23 and dismissed the case with prejudice. The court retained jurisdiction solely to resolve disputes arising from the settlement agreement and the settlement of the action. It directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
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