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SCOTUS Will Decide Whether Rule 68 Offers Moot FLSA Collective Actions
The U.S. Supreme Court granted cert on June 25, 2012 in Genesis Healthcare Corp. v. Symczyk to resolve a federal circuit split on whether an FLSA collective action is mooted when the lone plaintiff...
View Article“Picking Off” Plaintiffs in FLSA Collective Actions: Genesis HealthCare Corp....
Earlier this month in Genesis Healthcare Corp. v. Symczyk, 133 S. Ct. 1523 (2013), the U.S. Supreme Court held that it is permissible for defendants to “pick off” plaintiffs in FLSA collective actions....
View ArticleIn Nationwide Conditional Certification, Evidence Still Matters
As employers well know, the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) permits employees to file suits on behalf of themselves and others who are “similarly situated.” 29 U.S.C. 216(b). In practice, this often...
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