Last month we wrote a post concerning the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB”) rejection of a seemingly standard settlement agreement resolving, among other things, Fair Labor Standards (“FLSA”) claims. Since then, FLSA settlement agreements have come under more scrutiny from federal court judges, and some have even refused to grant a stipulated motion for dismissal without first reviewing the agreement. Not only are courts focusing on the fairness of the settlement terms, but judges are also questioning whether parties to an FLSA claim can reach a private settlement out of court and have the case dismissed with prejudice, without the court’s approval.
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