The Ninth Circuit’s decision in Harrington v. Cracker Barrel underscores the growing importance of personal jurisdiction in limiting the scope of FLSA collective actions. The court held that employees with no connection to...more
7/14/2025
/ Appeals ,
Class Action ,
Collective Actions ,
Cracker Barrel ,
Due Process ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Food Service Workers ,
Forum Shopping ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Principal Place of Business ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Tipped Employees ,
Wage and Hour
In a recent decision, the Eleventh Circuit seemed to approve a more forgiving standard for reviewing restrictive covenants. Courts generally have three colors in their markup kit for restrictive covenants. The first—and most...more
12/13/2023
/ Contract Terms ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Georgia ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws