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Pereira v. KGN Enterprises Inc

S.D.N.Y.March 2, 2021No. 1:20-cv-01037
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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

Related Laws

No specific laws identified for this ruling.

Claim Types

Wage Theft

Outcome

The parties reached a settlement in this Fair Labor Standards Act case. The court ordered the parties to file a motion for settlement approval by March 16, 2021, pending judicial fairness review as required by Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc.

What This Ruling Means

**Pereira v. KGN Enterprises Inc: Wage and Hour Dispute** This case involved a worker named Pereira who sued their employer, KGN Enterprises Inc, claiming the company violated federal wage and hour laws. The lawsuit was filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which is the federal law that sets rules about minimum wage, overtime pay, and other workplace payment requirements. Workers typically file FLSA claims when they believe their employer failed to pay them properly for their work time or didn't provide required overtime compensation. Unfortunately, the court's final decision in this case is not available from the provided information, so we cannot determine whether Pereira won or lost the lawsuit, or what specific resolution was reached. **What This Means for Workers:** Even though we don't know how this specific case ended, it highlights an important right that all workers have. The Fair Labor Standards Act protects employees from wage theft and ensures they receive proper payment for their work. If you believe your employer isn't paying you correctly - whether it's minimum wage, overtime, or payment for all hours worked - you have the legal right to file a complaint or lawsuit to recover what you're owed.

This summary was generated to explain the ruling in plain English and is not legal advice.

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