June 18, 2024
The Seventh Circuit revived a proposed collective action Tuesday accusing a steamboat cruise company of depriving workers of overtime wages, finding Indiana arbitration law states that the pact the worker and company signed is governed by, and is invalid under, the Federal Arbitration Act.
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.