Judge Approves $25,000 FLSA Overtime Settlement in Bayless Case Against BRX and FedEx
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Updated · Virginia Lawyers Weekly · Jun 1
Judge Approves $25,000 FLSA Overtime Settlement in Bayless Case Against BRX and FedEx
1 articles · Updated · Virginia Lawyers Weekly · Jun 1
$25,000 in total settlement value won court approval in Lee Bayless’s overtime case, including $10,000 for unpaid wages and $15,000 for attorney’s fees.
Judge Yoon found a bona fide FLSA dispute because Bayless alleged unpaid overtime while BRX Inc. and FedEx denied liability and said they would press multiple defenses at trial.
Extensive wage, hour and hours-of-service records supported arm’s-length negotiations, and the court said disputes over hours worked, joint-employer status and willfulness would have made the case costly and prolonged.
The ruling said the $10,000 payment was fair because it exceeded Bayless’s own unpaid-overtime estimate by more than $3,000, while the $15,000 fee was roughly half counsel’s nearly $30,000 lodestar.