WARREN TWP., Ohio - A federal labor lawsuit filed against Warren Township and its Board of Trustees has been dismissed after a settlement was reached.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Amanda Knapp of the U.S. District Court has issued a final order approving the settlement agreement and dismissing the case. The order resolves all claims brought by current and former employees who alleged the township failed to provide proper overtime pay.

The lawsuit, initially filed in June 2024 by Gregory Wrightsman, was brought as a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act, or FLSA, a federal law that governs minimum wage and overtime pay standards for most public and private employers.

The plaintiffs, which ultimately included Wrightsman and four employees who formally joined the action—Roger Bruc

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