Class Certification, Unpaid Overtime

UniTek Argues $3.8M FLSA Award Cannot Stand in Light of Seventh Circuit Decertification Decision

by S. Jeanine Conley | BakerHostetler on 3/29/2013

In a recent motion filed in Monroe v. FTS USA, LLC, No. 2:08-cv-02100 (D.E. 441-1), defendants Unitek USA, LLC and its subsidiary, FTS USA, LLC, (collectively “UniTek”) asserted that a $3.8 million judgment awarded to a class...more

Ohio District Court Denies Conditional Certification In FLSA Case

by Greg Mersol | BakerHostetler on 2/18/2013

We’ve commented before that while most courts apply a fairly lenient standard at the “conditional certification” phase of Fair Labor Standards Act collective action litigation, plaintiffs tend to have a harder time in...more

Seventh Circuit Holds That Individualized Damages Preclude Certification

by Mark Batten | Proskauer - Class & Collective Actions on 2/7/2013

On Monday, February 4, the Seventh Circuit decided Espenscheid v. DirectSat, Inc. The decision is notable for two holdings. First, Judge Posner held, rather summarily, that there is no good reason to distinguish certification...more

The Seventh Circuit Affirms That The District Court Bit Off More Than It Could Chew By Affirming Decertification In Collective...

by Jeffrey Vlasek | BakerHostetler on 2/7/2013

Hollywood certainly believes that it’s often easier to reach back into the well than to spend time creating something new. (See, e.g., any movie series that has more than one sequel.) Sometimes, we here at the Employment...more

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UniTek Argues $3.8M FLSA Award Cannot Stand in Light of Seventh Circuit Decertification Decision

Ohio District Court Denies Conditional Certification In FLSA Case

Seventh Circuit Holds That Individualized Damages Preclude Certification

The Seventh Circuit Affirms That The District Court Bit Off More Than It Could Chew By Affirming Decertification In Collective...

Plaintiffs Must Offer "Significant Proof" Of A Common Policy Or Practice To Satisfy Commonality Under Rule 23 Post-Dukes

Eastern District Of New York Approves FLSA Notice That Includes Plaintiff’s Law Firm’s Website

Third Circuit Clarifies Standard For Final Certification Of FLSA Collective Actions

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