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Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

The Ninth Circuit Raises Pleading Standards for FLSA Plaintiffs

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit makes pleading Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) violations more difficult by applying the heightened standard in Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544 (2007), and Ashcroft...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Ninth Circuit Rules That Twombly Standard of Specificity Applies to FLSA Pleadings

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On November 12, 2014, in Greg Landers v. Quality Communications Inc., the Ninth Circuit clarified a previously unsettled point of law by confirming that Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) pleadings must meet the specificity...more

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