February 20, 2018
A slew of au pair companies urged a Colorado federal judge Friday to rule in their favor in a class action brought by tens of thousands of au pairs accusing them of conspiring to set unreasonably low pay rates for program participants, saying they were complying with regulatory requirements.
February 02, 2018
A Colorado federal judge on Friday partially granted class certification to more than 91,000 au pairs alleging that multiple sponsor agencies colluded to set low pay rates, finding that of the proposed classes, only a nationwide one asserting state law claims failed to meet the typicality requirement.
November 15, 2017
A Colorado federal judge Wednesday paused a proposed class action filed by au pairs alleging that multiple sponsor agencies colluded to set low pay rates so that one of the agencies can appeal to the Tenth Circuit the court's decision not to compel arbitration.
July 31, 2017
A class of au pairs told a Colorado federal judge Friday that they shouldn't be forced to arbitrate their collective claims that AuPairCare Inc. colluded with other agencies to set low pay rates, arguing that it waived any right to arbitration by choosing to litigate this case and take advantage of judicial discovery.
March 31, 2017
A Colorado federal judge on Friday conditionally certified a collective action by 11 classes of au pairs who allege that sponsoring agencies colluded to set unreasonably low pay rates for program participants.
November 14, 2016
An au pair company asked a Colorado federal judge to compel arbitration of claims alleging a conspiracy among au pair sponsor agencies to set unreasonably low pay rates for program participants, saying that the court should enforce a mandatory arbitration provision.
September 16, 2016
An au pair company asked Colorado's district court Thursday to deny class certification to a proposed class action alleging a conspiracy among au pair sponsor agencies to set unreasonably low pay rates for program participants, saying the only named plaintiff sponsored by the company is not entitled to conditional certification.
April 01, 2016
A Colorado federal court on Thursday largely rejected a dismissal request from several au pair companies in a putative class action alleging a conspiracy among au pair sponsor agencies to set unreasonably low pay rates for program participants, allowing the bulk of the au pairs' claims to move forward.
July 13, 2015
A Colorado federal court should not issue any dismissals in a putative class action alleging a conspiracy among au pair sponsor agencies to set unreasonably low pay rates for program participants, the plaintiffs argued Friday.
May 11, 2015
A Colorado federal judge recused himself Friday from overseeing pretrial matters in a putative class action alleging a conspiracy among au pair sponsor agencies to set unreasonably low pay rates for program participants, citing a relative's summer job offer at one of the law firms involved in the case.