7th Circuit Finds No Attorney Fees Owed After Overtime Collective Was Settled

Mealey's (August 6, 2019, 7:52 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — The payment of overtime wages owed to a proposed collective by a Wisconsin employer eliminated the plaintiff’s claims but did not equate to a favorable judgment, a Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled July 30, affirming the denial of the plaintiff’s request for attorney fees under Section 216(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) (Timothy J. Fast v. Cash Depot, Ltd., No. 18-3571, 7th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 22581)....