June 29, 2023
A New York federal magistrate judge again rejected a proposed settlement in an unpaid overtime case against a construction company, asking the parties to resubmit the deal because it contains a so-called no-publicity clause that runs contrary to the goals of federal wage law.
May 11, 2023
A New York federal magistrate judge held that a construction company and a worker who agreed to settle his unpaid-overtime lawsuit must submit the deal for judicial review, finding that a confidentiality clause does not bar the court from seeing the settlement.