Bloomberg Law
Oct. 18, 2018, 4:58 PM UTC

Baseball Team Doesn’t Owe Attorneys’ Fees in Wage Settlement

Jon Steingart
Jon Steingart
Legal Editor

A Maryland professional baseball team doesn’t have to pay the legal bill a former clubhouse manager incurred in his lawsuit alleging he’d been underpaid and fired in retaliation for complaining, a federal judge ruled.

The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs and Michael Dickinson settled out of court for $3,500, and the settlement agreement didn’t mention attorneys’ fees. The lawsuit included claims under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and state law.

The FLSA requires a court to award attorneys’ fees to an employee who wins a lawsuit alleging a violation of the federal minimum wage and overtime law. Settling a lawsuit ...

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