In an opinion yesterday, Judge Furman weighed in on — and certified for interlocutory appeal — an issue that has divided judges in the Southern District: whether the requirement that FLSA settlements be approved by the DOL or the Court can be avoided by a settlement accomplished via a Rule 68 offer of judgment. Because Rule 68 is phrased in mandatory terms (when an offer is accepted, the “clerk must then enter judgment”), some courts have held that there is no room for judicial or DOL approval.
Judge Furman disagreed:
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