Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the employee validly waived overtime compensation by a salary statement or settlement clause.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The alleged waiver did not cover claims the employee only learned of after leaving the company.
Extrahierte Begründung
A settlement or saldo clause is interpreted restrictively; it covers only claims known to the creditor or at least foreseen as possible. Since the employee learned of the overtime claims only after departure, the prior statement could not waive them.