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Bass v. Berry Bros Gen. Contractors Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE DIVISION
Apr 27, 2020
CIVIL ACTION NO. 17-cv-0947 (W.D. La. Apr. 27, 2020)

Summary

finding a bona fide dispute over “FLSA provisions, including whether the plaintiffs were properly classified as independent contractors, whether the plaintiffs were properly paid on an hourly basis or whether they were misclassified and entitled to overtime pay, whether the defendant's alleged violations were made in good faith and on reasonable grounds and whether the defendant's alleged FLSA violations were willful”

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Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 17-cv-0947

04-27-2020

JASON BASS v. BERRY BROS GENERAL CONTRACTORS INC


MAGISTRATE JUDGE WHITEHURST

JUDGMENT

For the reasons assigned in the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge previously filed herein, and having thoroughly reviewed the record, and considering the lack of objections filed, and concurring with the findings of the Magistrate Judge under the applicable law;

IT IS ORDERED that the Joint Motion for Approval of Confidential Settlement Agreement and Release [Doc. 30] and the Unopposed Motion for Award of Attorney's Fees and Costs [Doc. 37] is GRANTED.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Lafayette, Louisiana, this the 27th day of April, 2020.

/s/_________

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE


Summaries of

Bass v. Berry Bros Gen. Contractors Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE DIVISION
Apr 27, 2020
CIVIL ACTION NO. 17-cv-0947 (W.D. La. Apr. 27, 2020)

finding a bona fide dispute over “FLSA provisions, including whether the plaintiffs were properly classified as independent contractors, whether the plaintiffs were properly paid on an hourly basis or whether they were misclassified and entitled to overtime pay, whether the defendant's alleged violations were made in good faith and on reasonable grounds and whether the defendant's alleged FLSA violations were willful”

Summary of this case from Herbert v. LTC Delivery LLC
Case details for

Bass v. Berry Bros Gen. Contractors Inc.

Case Details

Full title:JASON BASS v. BERRY BROS GENERAL CONTRACTORS INC

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE DIVISION

Date published: Apr 27, 2020

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO. 17-cv-0947 (W.D. La. Apr. 27, 2020)

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