August 20, 2025
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 Circuit said approval was necessary, and alternatives to that process have developed.
January 22, 2024
Litigants in wage and hour cases who wince at the Second Circuit's requirement to submit proposed settlements for court approval may want to consider another option that terminates claims and puts money in workers' pockets: an offer of judgment.