Court Refuses to Approve Settlement of FLSA Collective Action
Posted on January 16, 2015
Posted in Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
One of the unique features of a FLSA action is that any settlement must be approved by the court. At times, this can prove challenging for parties who must not only figure out how to satisfy one another, but how to make sure the court can also get on board with the settlement. In a […]
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Decertification of Nationwide Collective Action under FLSA Does Not Prohibit Plaintiffs from Seeking Conditional Certification of Statewide Collective Action
Posted on September 19, 2014
Posted in Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Recently, a court in the Eastern District of Virginia was faced with the question of the effect of another district court’s decertification of a nationwide collective action on the efforts of employees here in Virginia to bring a statewide collective action. See Allen v. Cogent Communications, Inc., No. 1:14cv459 (August 28, 2014). The employer Cogent […]
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