August 26, 2024
A Tennessee county alerted a federal court that it reached a settlement to stave off a trial slated to begin Monday in a suit accusing it of not properly paying a variety of workers within its sheriff's office.
June 13, 2024
A group of workers for a sheriff's office can bring evidence at trial that the county they worked for committed wage violations only within the time period covered by the three-year statute of limitations, which is locked at the moment workers opt in, a Tennessee federal judge ruled.
May 29, 2024
The month of May brought plenty of rulings in cases with one or two workers trying to assert claims on behalf of others. Whether it's collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act or class actions under state law where the bar to clear is higher, here are 11 rulings on group wage and hour litigation to know from May.
May 09, 2024
A Tennessee county snagged a partial decertification win in a lawsuit accusing it of not properly paying a variety of workers within its sheriff's office, after a federal judge ruled that the workers' differences in jobs prevent collective treatment.