A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Proposed Fees in FLSA Class Action Top $1.2 Million,” reports that attorney fees for class action plaintiffs in a proposed settlement with SuperMedia Inc. and subsidiaries will top $1.2 million if the court approves a proposed $3 million settlement.  The two sides in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) dispute filed a joint motion seeking approval of the proposed in federal court in Dallas.

According to the joint motion filed on Oct. 24 in Jones v. SuperMedia, plaintffs began the wage and hour action against SuperMedia more than three years ago on behalf of “current and former nonexempt, inside sales representatives known as media consultants” who alleged they were not paid overtime. 

The joint motion states that the court certified more than two years ago a nationwide “off-the-clock” collective action based on plaintiff allegations.  The litigation intended to address claims of a class of “approximately 1,700 current and former employees who worked as media consultants at SuperMedia anytime between January 1, 2010 and June 18, 2012.”  SuperMedia is now owned and known as DexMedia.

The joint motion calls for the total $3 million proposed settlement to allocate $1,220,467.65 for plaintiffs’ reasonable attorney fees and costs.  The joint motion states: “Plaintiffs’ counsel expects to actually exceed the designated during the settlement process, but will not seek those fees from the plaintiffs.”