On January 24, 2020, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals became the second federal appellate court to address whether notice of a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) may be sent to individuals who allegedly entered into mutual arbitration agreements waiving their right to join the action. Following last year’s Fifth Circuit decision in In re JPMorgan Chase & Co., No. 18-20825 (5th Cir.), the Seventh Circuit’s decision in Bigger v. Facebook, Inc., No. 19-1944 (7th Cir.) highlights the growing trend of courts placing some limitations on the issuance of notice to individuals who have executed enforceable arbitration agreements with class or collective action waivers. This issue remains unsettled outside of courts in the Fifth or Seventh Circuits, however.
Home > Federal Law Articles > FLSA > General (FLSA) > The Seventh Circuit Rules on Whether to Send Notice in FLSA Collective Actions to Individuals with Arbitration Agreements