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Report Link Immigrant Workers' Fear of Retaliation Cited for Federal Court's Approving State Law Class Action.
Jackson Lewis LLP - March 25, 2008
Seeking to protect a group of immigrant workers from retaliation related to participation in a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which requires that they affirmatively “opt in” to the suit, a United States District Court in New York has certified a class action under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, in which objecting class members have to “opt out” of the suit, to allow the immigrants to pursue state law claims for unpaid overtime under New York’s Labor Law.
Report Link Explosion in Class Action and Collective Action Wage and Hour Lawsuits Continues (pdf).
Vedder Price - July 19, 2006
The number of class action and collective action lawsuits fi led under the wage and hour laws continues to mushroom. These cases now outnumber employment discrimination class actions—a fact that would have seemed highly improbable just a few years ago. In Cook County, Illinois, alone, new wage and hour class actions are fi led every day. There are several reasons why wage and hour claims have become so popular.
Report Link Class Action Update: $22.4 Million Flsa Settlement For Contract Janitors (pdf).
Vedder Price - January 28, 2005
A recent $22.4 million tentative settlement entered into by three California grocery chains and 2,100 illegal alien contract janitors is another example of the success plaintiffs are having with the record number of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective actions being filed against employers.
Report Link New York Federal Court Refuses Plaintiffs' Request to Open Overtime Action to Other Employees.
Jackson Lewis LLP - October 18, 2002
In a lawsuit alleging violations of the federal and state wage and hour law, a New York federal district court has denied a request by two former service technicians of a major international company to allow them to invite other potential plaintiffs to join the federal action.

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