This month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held in Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc. that parties are not permitted to enter into private settlements of wage and hour claims arising under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) without obtaining approval from the court, if a…

In a past blog we wrote about a case in which movie studio interns who worked on the movie, “Black Swan,” claimed that they were misclassified as interns and were really employees, who should have been paid at least the minimum wage and overtime pay for hours worked beyond 40…