Legal Opinion
49TH STREET PIZZA CORP. et al. v. UNITED STATES
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 31, 2025No. 1:24-cv-03450Unknown
1Opinion
USDC SDNY DOCUMENT UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ELECTRONICALLY FILED SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DOC #: Plaintiff, 24 Civ. 3450 (JHR) -V.- ORDER 49TH STREET PIZZA CORP. et al., Defendants. JENNIFER H. REARDEN, District Judge: On July 18, 2025, the parties submitted a joint motion seeking approval of a proposed settlement agreement that would dismiss Plaintiff's claims in this case with prejudice. See ECF No. 28. “[P]arties cannot enter into private settlements of FLSA claims without either the approval of the district court or the Department of Labor.” Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc.,
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