There have been many class actions concerning the job title “Assistant Manager” and this malady has risen again. The chain, Hooters, has been sued in a nationwide collective action that
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Payless Shoes Settles Another FLSA Executive Exemption Misclassification Suit
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On the crest of the FLSA collective action wave that has swept the nation in recent years is the never-ending parade of exemption misclassification cases targeting Manager/Assistant Manager positions. In…
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Home Goods Assistant Managers Denied FLSA Conditional Certification
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I have written that it is a rarity that a class is denied conditional certification in a FLSA collective action. When that happens, it is (often) the result of the…
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Third Circuit Rules FLSA and State Wage Claims Are Not Incompatible: A Brave New (And Dangerous) World
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In FLSA collective action cases, there has been a doctrine of law prevalent for a number of years. Federal claims and state law claims are not compatible and cannot be…
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Lessons To Be Learned From Another Successful Defense Of An Assistant Manager Class Action
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I have written several times about Assistant Manager class actions being quite difficult to defend because these employees often perform a great deal of “subordinate” type work, making the issue…
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Assistant Manager Exemption Case Goes For The Employer: A New Day Dawns!
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After a three-week jury trial, Southern New England Telephone Company has won a verdict finding that employees who were titled as field managers and classified as exempt, were in fact…
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Assistant Manager Saga Continues: Radio Shack Hit (Again)
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In Florida, an Assistant Manager has filed a class action against RadioShack Corporation, alleging that the company has misclassified these managers as exempt executives and has not paid them overtime. …
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The Offer Of Judgment: Sometimes The Magic Works, Sometimes It Doesn’t
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In yet another case involving Assistant Managers, the named plaintiff in a exemption misclassification case has moved for conditional certification, after successfully defeating the defendant-employer’s Rule 68/Offer of Judgment strategy.
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The Offer Of Judgment: Sometimes The Magic Works, Sometimes It Doesn’t
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In yet another case involving Assistant Managers, the named plaintiff in a exemption misclassification case has moved for conditional certification, after successfully defeating the defendant-employer’s Rule 68/Offer of Judgment strategy.
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Another Assistant Manager Case: The Time Bomb Keeps Exploding
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FLSA, overtime, class action, Assistant Manager, conditional certification, Big Lots, Inc. collective action, executive exemption, administrative exemption…
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