IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS NORTHERN DIVISION

JILL WISE, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated PLAINTIFF

Vv. No. 3:21-cv-193-DPM

VITAL LINK INC. DEFENDANT ORDER 1. The Court lifts the stay and grants the parties’ joint motion, Doc. 34. The proposed settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate. Lynn’s Food Stores, Inc. v. United States,

, 1353 (11th Cir. 1982); see also Barbee v. Big River Steel, LLC,

(8th Cir. 2019); Melgar v. OK Foods,

(8th Cir. 2018). It reflects a good-faith resolution of a bona fide wages dispute. And the attorney's fee was negotiated separately, after the parties had settled the wage claims. 2. For purposes of settlement, the Court converts the conditionally certified collective action into a finally certified group. All hourly clinical employees of Vital Link, Inc., who received a top out bonus or extra incentive bonus any time after 15 September 2018. The Court directs the parties to administer their settlement as contemplated in their agreement. Doc. 34-3.

3. The Court will issue Judgment and retain jurisdiction for a time to enforce the settlement. So Ordered. stall pc D.P. Marshall Jr. United States District Judge 3 Merch 2023

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