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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 29:201 Fair Labor Standards Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

CENTRAL DIVISION

SHANNON YOUNG,

Individually and on behalf of

all others similarly situated PLAINTIFF

v. CASE NO. 4:18-CV-00246 BSM 

QUEST TRANSPORTATION, LLC, et al. DEFENDANTS

ORDER

The parties’ proposed settlement agreement is approved and this case is dismissed

with prejudice. The parties have settled plaintiff’s Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and

Arkansas MinimumWage Act (“AMWA”) claims against defendants and nowseek approval

of the proposed settlement agreement and dismissal of the case [Doc. No. 28]. Because both

statutes impose the same overtime requirements, they are analyzed similarly. See Arkansas

Dep’t of Veterans Affairs v. Okeke, 466 S.W.3d 399, 403 (Ark. 2015).

To approve a settlement in an FLSA case, the court must ensure that the parties are

not negotiating around the FLSA’s requirements and thatthe settlement agreement represents

a fair and reasonable resolution of a bona fide dispute. Cruthis v. Vision’s, NO.

4:12CV00244KGB, 2014 WL 4092325, at *1 (E.D. Ark. Aug. 19, 2014). The parties’

proposed agreement and the entire record herein indicate the parties are not attempting to

negotiate around the FLSA’s requirements, and plaintiff’s recoveryis fair and reasonable and

furthers the goals of the FLSA and the AMWA. The settlement is therefore approved and

this case is dismissed with prejudice. Moreover, jurisdiction is retained for thirty days to

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enforce the terms of the agreement, as necessary, to vacate this order and the accompanying

judgment, and to reopen the case if it is satisfactorily shown that the agreement has not been

completed and further litigation is needed. 

IT IS SO ORDERED this 19th day of December 2019.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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