June 15, 2022
A maintenance worker who accepted his ex-employer's $4,000 settlement offer after an Arkansas federal judge ruled against him in an overtime suit can keep the money, the Eighth Circuit held Wednesday, standing by its decision that the settlement is valid.
May 18, 2022
A maintenance company asked the Eighth Circuit to review an appellate panel's decision allowing a worker to claim an overtime settlement after the district court ruled against him, arguing that a circuit split needs clarifying over whether the practice can be permitted.
May 04, 2022
A former employee claiming a maintenance company stiffed him on overtime did timely appeal a federal court's decision denying his recusal bid for his attorney fees approval request, the Eighth Circuit ruled Wednesday, saying the order wasn't final because the fees request was still pending.