Hamilton-Ryker IT Assessed $160K in Attorney’s Fees in FLSA Loss

Staffing and recruiting company Hamilton-Ryker IT Solutions LLC should be on the hook for $160,000 in attorneys’ fees in a Fair Labor Standards Act case involving workers placed at Freeport LNG Expansion LP, a federal magistrate judge said.

US Magistrate Judge Andrew M. Edison of the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas made the recommendation a year-and-a-half after the court granted summary judgment to the plaintiffs, Marc Taylor and the estate of Terry Gentry.

Counsel for plaintiffs had requested $194,730 in attorneys’ fees. Edison recommended Monday that the amount be trimmed to eliminate recovery for duplicative work, ...