Magistrate Approves Modified Settlement Agreement In FLSA Dispute With Franchisor

Mealey's (December 5, 2017, 12:11 PM EST) -- ROCHESTER, N.Y.— A federal magistrate judge in New York on Dec. 1 approved employees’ motion for final approval of a modified $1.7 million class action settlement that increased the payout to the class members in a lawsuit alleging that their franchisor and franchisee employers violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), further granting the plaintiffs’ motion for attorney fees that awards the attorneys 44 percent less than the original proposal (Adam Cunningham, et al. v. Suds Pizza, Inc., et al., No. 15-6462, W.D. N.Y., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 198250)....