I had blogged about this case when it first came out. It struck me as very interesting because not only is the subject matter unique, it also raises the whole
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Computer Exemption Case Settles: Discretion Is The Better Part of Valor
Exemption class actions, i.e. lawsuits alleging misclassification, continue to pop up in different contexts and concerning different classifications. A bank has just agreed to settle a case by paying more
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The FLSA And Arbitration
I read an interesting post by Daniel Schwartz in the Connecticut Employment Law Blog. It concerned a recent Second Circuit decision that bodes well for employers in the never-ending
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Judge Rejects FLSA Class Action Settlement Because Named Plaintiff And His Lawyers Were Getting Too Much: A Return to Sanity
Most wage-hour class actions settle, usually with the lead plaintiff getting an extra sum of money for leading the “good fight.” In any such action, the Judge has to approve
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Another FLSA Class Action Alleging Misclassification Settles: What Else Is New?
It is difficult to defend a class action based on exemption, which explains why many of these cases (as herein) settle. This is because the employer-defendant is (usually) going to
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Interesting Tactic in FLSA Collective Action—Pre-Litigation Settlement Talks
I have blogged so many times about Assistant Manager class actions. I never seem to get tired of it because there is a never-ending “supply” of them. Guess what. Another
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Another Oil Industry Class Action Settles – The Disturbing Trend Continues
There have been a number of FLSA lawsuits in the energy industry of late, focusing on unpaid overtime. One of these employers who was sued, Key Energy, has just settled
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“Mud Men” Reach Settlement In Overtime Suit
I love this one. For the title of the worker classification involved. It appears that a class of drilling fluid specialists, commonly referred to as “mud men,” has reached a
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Morgan Stanley Settles Four Collective Actions: The Specter of Off-the-Clock Lawsuits Continues to Haunt
The financial giant Morgan Stanley announced that it will settle four FLSA collective actions for six million dollars; the suits, filed by financial adviser trainees, alleged that they were not
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Settlement Agreements in FLSA Cases Must Pass Judicial Scrutiny
It is no secret that most FLSA class action lawsuits settle. The costs of litigation, the fee shifting nature of the statute, plus the fact that oftentimes the merits/defenses are
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