Abundiz Carranza v. VBFS, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FILI ABUNDIZ CARRANZA, on his own behalf and on behalf of others similarly situated, 20 Civ. 2635 (PAE) (KHP) Piaintiffs, -v- ORDER VBFS, INC., et al., Defendants. PAUL A. ENGELMAYER, District Judge: On May 14, 2022, the parties submitted a proposed settlement agreement and a letter in support, Dkt. 54, in this Fair Labor Standards Act, New York Labor Law, and Wage Theft Protection Act action. On June 15, 2022, the Court declined to approve the proposed agreement given its overbroad release provision, which reached claims “including…