August 17, 2022
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.
January 24, 2022
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.
December 20, 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.
August 27, 2021
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.
August 18, 2021
A group of nurses cannot be a part of a Tennessee-based wage collective action, the Sixth Circuit ruled, finding their claims arise from outside the state and therefore they can't join nurses suing health insurance company Anthem over unpaid overtime.