Abundiz Carranza v. VBFS, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FIL] ABUNDIZ CARRANZA, on his own behalf and on behalf of others similarly situated, 20 Civ. 2635 (PAE) (KHP) Plaintiffs, -v- ORDER VBFS, INC., et al., Defendants. PAUL A. ENGELMAYER, District Judge: On May 14, 2022, the parties submitted a proposed settlement agreement, Dkt. 54-1 (“Agreement”) and a letter in support, Dict. 54, in this Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and New York Labor Law (“NYLL”) action. Parties cannot privately settle FLSA claims with prejudice absent the approval of the district court or the Department of…