Harris v. The Wheatleigh Corporation
Case Details
- Nature of Suit — the legal category of the dispute
- Labor: Fair Standards
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Unknown
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- consent decree
- State
- Massachusetts
- Circuit
- First Circuit
Related Laws
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Claim Types
Outcome
Court approved the parties' settlement of Harris's Fair Labor Standards Act claim for wage and hour violations. Plaintiff recovered $11,961 (150% of single damages) plus up to $60,000 in attorneys' fees after the court rejected any proportionality limit on fee recovery in FLSA cases.
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