Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Opt-In

Sixth Circuit Asked to Resolve District Court Split on Ohio Class and Collective Action Rules

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/12/2024

On January 3, 2024, the defendant in Heppard v. Dunham’s Athleisure Corporation filed an interlocutory appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, arguing that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District...more

Sixth Circuit Creates New Standard for Certification Process in FLSA Collective Actions

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 7/10/2023

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently made a significant decision regarding the certification procedure for collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In the case of Clark v. A&L...more

North Carolina Federal Court Holds It Lacks Jurisdiction Over Claims Of Out-Of-State Opt-Ins

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 4/27/2022

In the latest court ruling to address personal jurisdiction over out-of-state opt-in plaintiffs in Fair Labor Standards Act collective actions, a federal district court in North Carolina held that it lacked jurisdiction over...more

Federal Appeals Courts Add to Employers’ Confusion by Disagreeing on Whether to Dismiss Out-of-State Plaintiffs in FLSA Collective...

Fisher Phillips on 2/10/2022

Over the past several years, many federal courts have weighed in on whether a key Supreme Court decision requires them to dismiss non-resident opt-in plaintiffs in federal wage and hour collective actions, and there is now...more

Appeals Court Creates Circuit Split on Whether Bristol-Myers Applies to Collective Actions

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 2/2/2022

In its 2017 decision in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., the U.S. Supreme Court held that a state court could not exercise specific personal jurisdiction over nonresident plaintiffs’ claims against a...more

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure › Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) › Opt-In

Sixth Circuit Asked to Resolve District Court Split on Ohio Class and Collective Action Rules

Sixth Circuit Creates New Standard for Certification Process in FLSA Collective Actions

North Carolina Federal Court Holds It Lacks Jurisdiction Over Claims Of Out-Of-State Opt-Ins

Federal Appeals Courts Add to Employers’ Confusion by Disagreeing on Whether to Dismiss Out-of-State Plaintiffs in FLSA Collective...

Appeals Court Creates Circuit Split on Whether Bristol-Myers Applies to Collective Actions

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