Wage and Hour, Off-The-Clock, Collective Actions

9 Steps Mine Operators Should Take as Overtime Class/Collective Actions Surge Across the Country

Fisher Phillips on 8/12/2025

In recent months, we have seen a substantial uptick in class and collective actions filed against mine operators on behalf of current and former hourly miners (and other hourly field personnel) alleging violations of the Fair...more

The Facts Matter: Publix Defeats Certification of Off-The-Clock Assistant Manager Claims

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/10/2024

Advancing the trend of courts unwilling to rubber stamp the conditional certification of FLSA collective actions, Publix developed an early record of evidence that—when properly scrutinized—warranted the denial of collective...more

Court Grounds O’Hare Janitors’ Collective Action For Off-the-Clock Work

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/1/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: A federal district court last week decertified and effectively grounded a collective action of O’Hare Airport janitorial staff who claimed that their employer forced them to work off-the-clock without...more

[Webinar] Class Actions and Complex Litigation Webinar Series - The Wonderful World of Wage and Hour - Feb. 14th, 2:00p.m. EST

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 1/30/2017

The employment law landscape continues to be dominated by Workplace Law class actions. Jackson Lewis attorneys are defending hundreds of class and collective actions all over the country. Tapping into that experience, this...more

In Drafting Company-Issued Device And BYOD Policies, Don’t Forget The Wage And Hour Issues.

Moore & Van Allen PLLC on 10/14/2015

I’ve been holding my breath waiting for the decision by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Chicago in the Allen v. City of Chicago overtime collective action before giving you a blog post on this case. The...more

Game Changer? The Supreme Court Agrees to Consider Standards for Certifying FLSA Collective Actions and State Law Class Actions

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/11/2015

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed yesterday to hear an appeal challenging a nearly $6.0 million judgment in a collective and class action case against Tyson Foods, Inc. In Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo, a wage and hour...more