Questão jurídica principal
Whether the employee validly waived overtime compensation by a salary statement or settlement clause.
Decisão extraída
The alleged waiver did not cover claims the employee only learned of after leaving the company.
Fundamentação extraída
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.