Settlement Applies Only to Duane Reade
Friday’s approval solely applies to Duane Reade, carving the pharmacy chain out of a broader wage-and-hour battle that continues to shadow other defendants.
For the thousands of officers involved, the settlement marks a long-awaited close to a dispute over pay that many said stretched weeks or months beyond their shifts — a delay that, in the words of one filing, “undermined both morale and trust” in the program meant to support them.
The case now moves forward against the remaining parties.
