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19Feb

Second Circuit Rejects Proportionality Standard in FLSA Settlement Agreements When Determining Attorneys’ Fees

In a 29-page decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held in Fisher v. SD Protection Inc., No. 18-2504, that a district court had abused its discretion by rewriting a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) settlement agreement to modify...
By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/second-circuit-rejects-proportionality-59164/

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