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Nationwide FLSA Lawsuits Just Got Harder—Here’s Why - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®

Epstein Becker & Green on 8/6/2025

This week, we examine a recent pivotal ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals that could significantly influence how employers handle Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective actions. Nationwide FLSA Lawsuits Just Got...more

Ninth Circuit Hands Employers Split Decision on Key Procedural Aspects of FLSA Collective Actions

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 8/4/2025

A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit hit a trifecta of important legal procedures affecting litigation of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective actions. Harrington v. Cracker Barrel Old...more

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

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/14/2025

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

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

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 1/24/2025

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

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

Fisher Phillips on 2/10/2022

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

Braun v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc: Opening the Door to Class Actions?

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 12/31/2014

In Braun v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., the Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld a $187 million jury verdict in favor of class action plaintiffs. The rationale of the ruling raises the concern that Pennsylvania state courts may...more