Kroger Wage and Hour Pact Attorney Fee Bid Slashed as Excessive

A US judge cut by one third a requested $4.9 million attorney fee award for the settlement of wage and hour litigation against Kroger Co. supermarkets

The litigation, arising from a glitch in the company’s new MyTime payroll and timekeeping system yielded a $10 million accord. In that light, the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio found the proposed’ fee award of nearly $4.9 million unreasonable and reduced it to about $3.4 million.

• “The Court cannot approve the fee request because an award of 47% of the common fund is excessive given that this action was not ...