March 06, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to weigh whether collective actions can include wage and hour claims arising in a different state than the case forum, teeing up a consequential fight over the boundaries of the Fair Labor Standards Act's collective action mechanism.
February 16, 2023
FedEx drivers urged the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their appeal asking whether out-of-state plaintiffs can opt into a federal labor law collective action, saying the high court needed to step in to prevent circuit courts from imposing conflicting standards.
January 31, 2023
A U.S. Supreme Court precedent makes it clear that only workers from the state where a suit arose can join a collective, FedEx said, telling the justices that a Third Circuit ruling limiting who could be part of an overtime lawsuit should stay.
January 18, 2023
One year after the First Circuit said workers outside a state where a Fair Labor Standards Act collective action is being litigated can opt in, a circuit split has widened and attorneys are again seeking clarity from the U.S. Supreme Court, which previously avoided the matter. Here, Law360 explores the issue.