FLSA Attorneys' Fees Questions Clarified: Tenth Circuit | Practical Law
This wage and hour update discusses Garcia v. Tyson Foods, Inc., in which the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's holding in a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) case concerning wage and hour violations and a fee dispute. The Tenth Circuit held that the plaintiffs presented sufficient evidence that they were under-compensated by the employer and that the district court acted within its discretion in setting a fee award that exceeded the award of damages. In addition, the court stated that attorneys' fees can be awarded for unsuccessful claims that are related to a successful claim.