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.
February 21, 2024
An Illinois county can't escape claims that it failed to pay 911 dispatchers overtime when they worked more than 40 hours a week because it is not exempt under a section of the Fair Labor Standards Act, an Illinois federal judge ruled.