Augustyniak v. Lowe's Home Center, LLC

DECISION AND ORDER

JEREMIAH J. McCarthy, United States Magistrate Judge.

INTRODUCTION

The parties have consented to proceed before a Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) [47].1 Submitted for my consideration is the parties’ “Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Agreement and Conditional Certification of an FLSA Collective Action for Settlement Purposes” (the “Joint Motion”) [42],2 accompanied by “Plaintiffs/Class Counsel’s Unopposed Motion for Approval of Common Fund Attorneys’ Fees, Expenses and Costs” (the “Fee Motion”) [45].

The parties argue that “the Settlement Agreement ... is…