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Courts Debate FLSA Deal Approvals 10 Years After Cheeks

By Max Kutner · August 20, 2025, 7:28 PM EDT

Federal district judges in various circuits are still questioning whether parties in wage and hour cases need court or U.S. Department of Labor approval of settlements a decade after the Second...

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Case Information

Case Title

Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc.

Case Number

14-299

Court

Appellate - 2nd Circuit

Nature of Suit

3710 LABOR LAWS-Fair Labor Standard

Date Filed

February 04, 2014