err el 8 ELECTRONICALLY FILED DOC #: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT TEN. 1/23/2003 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DATE FILED: 1)<o1ee JENAI WILLIAMSON, 22-CV-4444 (JPO) Plaintiff, : - against - ORDER UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY ASSOCIATIONS OF NEW YORK STATE, INC., Defendant.

ROBERT W. LEHRBURGER, United States Magistrate Judge. Before the Court is the Parties’ joint request that the Court approve their settlement agreement in this case (the “Settlement Agreement”), a fully executed copy of which was submitted on January 19, 2023 (Dkt. 22). This case is an action for money damages under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938,

ef seg. (“FLSA”), and the New York Labor Law. A federal court is obligated to determine whether settlement of an FLSA case under the court’s consideration is fair and reasonable and the subject of an arms-length negotiation, not an employer's overreaching. See Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House,

(2d Cir. 2015). The Court has carefully reviewed the Settlement Agreement as well as the Parties’ thorough letter addressing whether the Settlement Agreement is fair and reasonable. The Court also has taken into account, without limitation, all prior proceedings in this action; the attendant risks, burdens, and costs associated with continuing the action; the range of possible recovery; whether the Settlement Agreement is the product of arm’s length bargaining between experienced counsel or parties; and the possibility of fraud or collusion.

Considering all the circumstances, the Court finds that the Settlement Agreement is fair and reasonable and is hereby approved. The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case. SO ORDERED.

ROBERT W. LEHRBURGER UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE Dated: January 23, 2023 New York, New York