Out-of-State Employees, Collective Actions

Seventh Circuit Decision Marks Win for Employers in FLSA Nationwide Collective Actions

BakerHostetler on 9/9/2024

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has delivered a significant win for employers by ruling that the Supreme Court’s 2017 decision in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California applies to Fair...more

Seventh Circuit Joins Third, Sixth, and Eighth Circuits in Limiting Exercise of Personal Jurisdiction in FLSA Collective Actions

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/3/2024

On August 16, 2024, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals weighed in on whether out-of-state plaintiffs must satisfy personal jurisdiction requirements to participate in a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act...more

Another Circuit Rules Bristol-Myers Applies to FLSA Collective Actions, Bars Out-of-State Opt-Ins

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 8/28/2024

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit joins a growing number of federal circuits to hold the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2017 decision in Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Superior Court, that sharply limited the use of nationwide...more

Seventh Circuit Aligns with Majority on FLSA Nationwide Collective Actions: BMS Applies

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/21/2024

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Seventh Circuit held that out-of-state plaintiffs must be dismissed from FLSA collective actions when the court lacks personal jurisdiction over them....more

Can Out-Of-State Opt-Ins Join A FLSA Class Action: First Circuit Decision Creates Split In Circuits, Signaling Possible Supreme...

Fox Rothschild LLP on 1/26/2022

There has, of late, been a lot of controversy over whether workers who live outside a State where a FLSA class action is being litigated can opt-in to that action. Different Circuits have ruled differently on this crucial...more

Out-of-State Employees › Collective Actions

Seventh Circuit Decision Marks Win for Employers in FLSA Nationwide Collective Actions

Seventh Circuit Joins Third, Sixth, and Eighth Circuits in Limiting Exercise of Personal Jurisdiction in FLSA Collective Actions

Another Circuit Rules Bristol-Myers Applies to FLSA Collective Actions, Bars Out-of-State Opt-Ins

Seventh Circuit Aligns with Majority on FLSA Nationwide Collective Actions: BMS Applies

Can Out-Of-State Opt-Ins Join A FLSA Class Action: First Circuit Decision Creates Split In Circuits, Signaling Possible Supreme...

Two Federal Circuit Courts Throw Obstacles Up Against FLSA Class Action Certification: A Roadmap For Employers!

Drawing Lines: Where Do Courts Stand On Permitting FLSA Collective Actions Involving Out-Of-State Plaintiffs?

Pennsylvania Federal Court Becomes Latest To Exclude Out-Of-State Plaintiffs From FLSA Collective Actions

No Personal Jurisdiction Over Out-Of-State Employees’ Claims To Certify FLSA Collective Action, Pennsylvania Court Rules

Keeping it Local: Another Court Denies FLSA Conditional Certification Due to Lack of Personal Jurisdiction

Out-of-State Employees › Collective Actions

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