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Where It’s Filed Really Matters: Jurisdictional Limits in Wage and Hour Litigation

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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

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Seventh Circuit Stands Firm on Bristol-Myers Application: Employee Forum Shopping on Collective Actions Gets Harder

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In its 2024 opinion in Vanegas v. Signet Builders, Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit joined a growing number of federal circuits to hold that would-be plaintiffs from out of state cannot join a...more

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

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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

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Sixth Circuit Limits the Scope of Collective Actions

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Executive Summary: The Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (the federal appeals court with jurisdiction over Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee) recently held that Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) lawsuits filed on behalf...more

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