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  1. July 31, 2024

    Collective Wage Suits On Multistate Employers At A Crossroad

    Evolving state laws and court precedents are making an impact on where a multistate employer may be sued, taking on new prominence as a trend of restricting collective actions to individuals who worked in the states where the cases were filed spreads across federal circuits, attorneys told Law360.

  2. January 18, 2023

    Circ. Split Remains Year After Out-Of-State FLSA Opt-In Ruling

    One year after the First Circuit said workers outside a state where a Fair Labor Standards Act collective action is being litigated can opt in, a circuit split has widened and attorneys are again seeking clarity from the U.S. Supreme Court, which previously avoided the matter. Here, Law360 explores the issue.

  3. August 17, 2022

    Big Wage Suits Tricky To Navigate As Circuit Split Lingers

    Two appeals court rulings that cracked down on wage and hour group litigation have led to a circuit split that remains in place after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to step in. Here, Law360 marks the rulings' first anniversary by examining their impact and limits over the last 12 months.

  4. January 24, 2022

    Circuit Split Snarls Plaintiffs' Venue Options In Big Wage Suits

    Plaintiffs' lawyers have to carefully consider where to initiate wage and hour suits now that circuit courts are split about whether a collective action filed in one state may include individuals who worked for the defendant in a different state, attorneys told Law360.

  5. December 20, 2021

    The Biggest Wage & Hour Cases Of 2021

    The final days of 2021 are a good time to review the year's top wage and hour rulings. From independent contractor classification to procedures for litigating collective actions, here are six court decisions that made an impact.

  6. August 27, 2021

    6th, 8th Circs. Crack Down On Nationwide Collective Actions

    A pair of recent federal circuit rulings will trim plaintiffs' options for where they can file large-scale Fair Labor Standards Act suits, attorneys told Law360.