2nd Circuit Vacates Addition Of Former Subsidiary In Wage Class Case, Remands

(June 18, 2024, 1:31 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A trial court erred when it joined an employer’s former subsidiary as a necessary party in a wage-and-hour putative class suit and when it dismissed the case for lack of jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA), the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in a summary order, vacating the judgment in the former employee’s case and remanding for further proceedings....