Young v. Quest Transportation LLC et al

Filing 30

ORDER approving the parties' proposed settlement agreement; dismissing this case with prejudice; and retaining jurisdiction for 30 days to enforce the terms of the agreement. Signed by Judge Brian S. Miller on 12/19/2019. (jbh)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
CENTRAL DIVISION
SHANNON YOUNG,
Individually and on behalf of
all others similarly situated
v.

PLAINTIFF

CASE NO. 4:18-CV-00246 BSM

QUEST TRANSPORTATION, LLC, et al.

DEFENDANTS

ORDER
The parties’ proposed settlement agreement is approved and this case is dismissed
with prejudice. The parties have settled plaintiff’s Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and
Arkansas Minimum Wage Act (“AMWA”) claims against defendants and now seek approval
of the proposed settlement agreement and dismissal of the case [Doc. No. 28]. Because both
statutes impose the same overtime requirements, they are analyzed similarly. See Arkansas
Dep’t of Veterans Affairs v. Okeke, 466 S.W.3d 399, 403 (Ark. 2015).
To approve a settlement in an FLSA case, the court must ensure that the parties are
not negotiating around the FLSA’s requirements and that the settlement agreement represents
a fair and reasonable resolution of a bona fide dispute.

Cruthis v. Vision’s, NO.

4:12CV00244KGB, 2014 WL 4092325, at *1 (E.D. Ark. Aug. 19, 2014). The parties’
proposed agreement and the entire record herein indicate the parties are not attempting to
negotiate around the FLSA’s requirements, and plaintiff’s recovery is fair and reasonable and
furthers the goals of the FLSA and the AMWA. The settlement is therefore approved and
this case is dismissed with prejudice. Moreover, jurisdiction is retained for thirty days to

enforce the terms of the agreement, as necessary, to vacate this order and the accompanying
judgment, and to reopen the case if it is satisfactorily shown that the agreement has not been
completed and further litigation is needed.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 19th day of December 2019.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE