Hanson v. McBride

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION RICHARD HANSON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 3:18-cv-00524 ) Judge Aleta A. Trauger JOHN MCBRIDE and JAM ) PRODUCTIONS d/b/a BLACKBIRD ) STUDIOS, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER The parties have filed Trial Briefs on the issue of whether punitive damages are available for a retaliation claim under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”).1 (Docket Nos. 68 & 69.) As both Hanson and the defendants acknowledge, “[t]here is a split of authority among the circuits as to whether punitive damages are available” for…