Kirkpatrick v. Cardinal Innovations Healthcare Solutions

THOMAS D. SCHROEDER, Chief Judge.

*502This action alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"), 29 U.S.C. § 216(b), for unpaid overtime wages is before the court on Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion to Approve the FLSA Settlement Agreement. (Doc. 78.) For the reasons that follow, the motion will be granted.

I. SETTLEMENT

Under § 216(b), when an action is brought by an employee against his employer to recover back wages, the proposed settlement must be presented to the district court for review and determination that the settlement is fair and reasonable. Lynn's Food Stores, Inc. v. United…