Unpaid Overtime, Class Certification, FLSA

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

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

by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/1/2012

Kemper v. Westbury Operating Corp., 12-cv-0895 (E.D.N.Y. Oct. 18, 2012): The plaintiff, a former housekeeper, alleged that the defendant failed to pay overtime in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and New York...more

Third Circuit Clarifies Standard For Final Certification Of FLSA Collective Actions

by Jocelyn A. Merced, Evan J. Shenkman | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/14/2012

In Zavala v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 2012 WL 3217522 (3d Cir. August 9, 2012), the Third Circuit Court of Appeals clarified the standard for final certification of a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA),...more

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Unpaid Overtime › Class Certification › FLSA

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

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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