Category Archives: Class Action
Supreme Court (Sort Of) Approves “Picking Off” Strategy in Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Collective Action Cases
If you have ever received a complaint alleging minimum wage or overtime violations from one of your employees, the United States Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, or a similar state agency (in Wisconsin, the Labor Standards Bureau of the Equal Rights Division), you have probably considered the possibility that other employees might raise …
Supreme Court Finds Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Collective Action Mooted By Offer Of Judgment
In a traditional lawsuit, when a defendant offers a plaintiff the full amount the plaintiff seeks, that generally ends the litigation because the plaintiff no longer has a justiciable interest in the matter. On April 16, 2013, the Supreme Court held in Genesis Healthcare Corp. v. Symczyk that a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act …
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