October 16, 2023
A pair of steamboat cruise ship operators urged the Seventh Circuit not to allow over 100 opt-in workers to join an appeal of a federal wage lawsuit because they were never certified as a collective in the lower court, saying their claims are not officially a part of the case.
September 19, 2023
Individuals who agree to participate in a suit become official parties in litigation without a court granting collective certification, the U.S. Department of Labor told the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday, backing workers' bid to revive their overtime suit against the operators of a steamboat cruise.
September 13, 2023
Opt-in workers deserve full status as plaintiffs in a bartender's suit claiming the operators of a steamboat cruise didn't pay for overtime, an attorney group told the Seventh Circuit, saying a lower court went against well-established law when it found otherwise and sent the dispute to arbitration.