Court Refuses to Approve Settlement of FLSA Collective Action
Posted on January 16, 2015
Posted in Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
One of the unique features of a FLSA action is that any settlement must be approved by the court. At times, this can prove challenging for parties who must not only figure out how to satisfy one another, but how to make sure the court can also get on board with the settlement. In a […]
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Former Bank Executive Prevails in Suit Regarding Severance Payment
Posted on December 12, 2014
Posted in Employment Agreements, Severance Pay
Last month, Judge Poston of Norfolk Circuit Court ruled that the former President of Shore Bank and Executive Vice President of Operations for Hampton Roads Bankshares, was entitled to $655,495.43 in severance pay, plus interest, despite the defendants’ arguments that they were prohibited from making this type of golden parachute payment as a recipient of […]
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EEOC Has to Pay for Unreasonably Instituting Litigation
Posted on April 4, 2014
Posted in Title VII
Title VII includes a fee-shifting provision, allowing district courts discretion to award reasonable attorneys’ fees to a prevailing party. But what if the non-prevailing party is the EEOC? The Fourth Circuit recently affirmed a district court’s award of attorneys’ fees to a prevailing defendant in a case brought by the EEOC where the district court […]
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