Split 2nd Circuit Finds FLSA Rule 68 Offer Doesn’t Need Judicial Approval

Mealey's (December 9, 2019, 1:33 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — An employer’s offer of settlement that is accepted by the plaintiff in a case brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) doesn’t require judicial approval, a split Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Dec. 6 (Mei Xing Yu, et al. v. Hasaki Restaurant, Inc., et al., No. 17-3388, 2nd Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 36222)....