Seyfarth Synopsis: An appellate court has ruled that a district court should not authorize notice of an FLSA suit to employees who are ineligible to join the suit because they agreed to resolve disputes exclusively through...more
1/31/2020
/ Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Collective Actions ,
Eligibility Determination ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Facebook ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
JPMorgan Chase ,
Misclassification ,
Opt-In ,
White-Collar Exemptions
Seyfarth Synopsis: Two recent decisions by federal courts in Massachusetts highlight barriers to litigating FLSA cases on a nationwide basis — including a personal jurisdiction defense that could preclude a nationwide...more
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed yesterday to hear an appeal challenging a nearly $6.0 million judgment in a collective and class action case against Tyson Foods, Inc. In Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo, a wage and hour...more
6/11/2015
/ Actual Injuries ,
Appeals ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Collective Actions ,
Damages ,
Doffing ,
Donning ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
FRCP 23 ,
FRCP 23(b)(3) ,
Off-The-Clock ,
SCOTUS ,
Trial-by-Formula ,
Tyson Foods ,
Tyson Foods v Bouaphakeo ,
Wage and Hour