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June 18, 2021 by mjpospis

FLSA Settlement Disapproved, Based on One Provision Regarding Additional Claims

In Cano v. Cherry Lawn Farms, Inc. et al, No. 19-9469, 2021 WL 2481489 (S.D.N.Y. June 17, 2021), the court denied (without prejudice) the parties’ application to approve, in accordance with Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc., 796 F.3d 199 (2d Cir. 2015), a settlement agreement resolving plaintiff’s claims for unpaid wages in violation of…

Sexual Harassment Case Properly Dismissed With, as Opposed to Without, Prejudice, Second Circuit Holds

In Corrado v. New York State Unified Court System, 2017 WL 4534772 (2d Cir. Oct. 11, 2017), the court held that the district court properly dismissed plaintiff’s sexual harassment and retaliation claims with, as opposed to without, prejudice. After the district court dismissed several of plaintiff’s claims against the individual defendants as time-barred, plaintiff filed a…