January 22, 2024
Litigants in wage and hour cases who wince at the Second Circuit's requirement to submit proposed settlements for court approval may want to consider another option that terminates claims and puts money in workers' pockets: an offer of judgment.
March 06, 2020
The Second Circuit has shot down consumer advocate Public Citizen's request that the court rethink a split panel finding that a judge didn't need to review whether a New York City restaurant's deal settling a sushi chef's overtime suit was fair.
January 08, 2020
Public Citizen has urged the full Second Circuit to reconsider a split panel holding that a sushi chef's Fair Labor Standards Act deal didn't need to be reviewed by a judge for fairness, saying that the ruling will let employers "coerce employees into compromising their rights."
December 06, 2019
Fair Labor Standards Act settlements struck under a mechanism meant to stave off needless trials don't need to be reviewed for fairness by judges, a divided Second Circuit panel said Friday, reversing a district court decision that stalled a sushi chef's wage deal.
October 10, 2018
Three Second Circuit judges asked tough questions at arguments Wednesday over a court's ability to approve or reject certain Fair Labor Standards Act settlements, suggesting they saw merit in both sides and leaving the future of a procedural workaround uncertain.