In a significant shift from longstanding precedent, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh rejected the widely used two-step “Lusardi” framework for issuing notice in collective actions under Section 216(b) of the Fair...more
On January 24, 2020, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals became the second federal appellate court to address whether notice of a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) may be sent to individuals who...more
2/13/2020
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In one of the most significant Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) appellate decisions in recent years, on February 21, 2019, a three-judge panel on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously held that “district courts may...more
2/27/2019
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