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Jackson v. Johnson et al

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Case Number:

1:23-cv-00074

Court:

Georgia Southern

Nature of Suit:

Labor: Fair Standards

Judge:

Firms

Radford Scott LLP

January 27, 2025
Office Furnisher Gets $37K Retaliation Deal OK'd On 3rd Try

A Georgia federal judge on Monday approved a corporate office furnisher's $37,500 settlement to resolve a former employee's suit alleging he was fired for complaining about unpaid overtime, saying the attorney fee request is now reasonable in the parties' third bid for deal approval.
August 28, 2024
Worker Lowers Fee Request In 3rd Bid For OT Deal Approval

A corporate office furnisher and a former employee again asked a Georgia federal court to greenlight a deal that would resolve the worker's suit alleging he was fired for complaining about unpaid overtime, saying this third settlement draft adequately reduces an attorney's fees.
August 23, 2024
Ga. Judge Denies FLSA Settlement Again Over Fee Proposal

A Georgia federal judge has, for the second time, refused to sign off on a settlement that would've ended a suit between a corporate office furnisher and a fired employee, finding the plaintiff's counsel's proposed hourly rate for attorney fees "far exceeds" reasonableness.
May 24, 2024
Ex-Employee, Furnisher Renew Settlement Bid In FLSA Suit

A corporate office furnisher and a former employee who alleged he was fired after complaining about unpaid overtime have once again asked a Georgia federal judge to approve a settlement between them, saying they cured all issues identified by the judge when he refused to approve the deal in April.
April 29, 2024
Ga. Judge Won't Approve $37K Settlement In FLSA Suit

A Georgia federal judge has refused to approve a settlement between a corporate office furnisher and a former employee who says he was fired after complaining about being stiffed for hundreds of hours of compensable work, finding two provisions in the deal make it impossible to approve.
June 09, 2023
Worker Says Office Renovation Co. Stiffed, Then Fired Him

An ex-employee of a Georgia company that furnishes corporate offices alleged he was stiffed for hundreds of hours of compensable work he performed and was fired in retaliation for complaining in a suit filed in Georgia federal court.