In Gilstrap v. Sushinati LLC, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio rejected the notion that the parties’ private agreement to settle claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) required court...more
On January 3, 2024, the defendant in Heppard v. Dunham’s Athleisure Corporation filed an interlocutory appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, arguing that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District...more
1/12/2024
/ Class Action ,
Collective Actions ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
FRCP 23 ,
Interlocutory Appeals ,
Opt-In ,
Opt-Outs ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Split of Authority ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour
On June 6, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States declined to hear petitions seeking review of whether federal courts may exercise personal jurisdiction over claims of nonresident plaintiffs who join Fair Labor...more
6/15/2022
/ Bristol-Myers Squibb ,
Collective Actions ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Forum State ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Mass Tort Litigation ,
Multistate Employers ,
Non-Residents ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Split of Authority ,
State Law Claims ,
Wage and Hour