Landrua v. Worldgate Vacations LLC et al

Filing 23

ORDERED that on or before Monday, May 8, 2017, the parties are DIRECTED to file a joint motion for approval of their FLSA settlement agreement. Signed by Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. on 4/24/2017. (VMF)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
ORLANDO DIVISION
MARIA LANDRUA,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 6:16-cv-1866-Orl-37DCI

WORLDGATE VACATIONS LLC; and
AD 1 VACATION TEAM, LLC,
Defendants.
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ORDER
Plaintiff initiated the instant action against Defendants for, inter alia, allegedly
violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). (See Doc. 1; see also Doc. 16.) On April
21, 2017, Plaintiff filed a Notice of Settlement purporting to notify the Court that the
parties had settled this action. (Doc. 22 (“Notice”).)
But under the FLSA, district courts must scrutinize any settlement “for fairness”
before entering a stipulated judgment. See Nall v. Mal-Motels, Inc., 723 F.3d 1304, 1306–07
(11th Cir. 2013); see also Wolff v. Royal Am. Mgmt., Inc., 545 F. App’x 791, 793
(11th Cir. 2013). Specifically, the Court must determine that any settlement “is a fair and
reasonable resolution of a bona fide dispute over FLSA provisions.” Lynn’s Food Stores,
Inc. v. U.S. ex rel. U.S. Dep’t of Labor, 679 F.2d 1350, 1355 (11th Cir. 1982).
Accordingly, on or before Monday, May 8, 2017, the parties are DIRECTED to file
a joint motion for approval of their FLSA settlement agreement.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers in Orlando, Florida, on April 24, 2017.

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