Hybrid FLSA Collective Actions and State Wage and Hour Class Actions
Complexities of Opt-In Collective Actions and Rule 23 Opt-Out Class Actions
Recording of a 90-minute CLE video webinar with Q&A
This CLE course will examine the unique strategic issues hybrid wage/hour cases present for employment litigators and offer practical tips for navigating Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective actions and state wage and hour class claims simultaneously.
Outline
- Recent trends and case law developments in FLSA hybrid collective and class actions
- Considerations for litigating hybrid cases
- Removal considerations
- Jurisdictional issues, including CAFA and Bristol-Myers doctrine
- Class certification issues
- Settlement issues
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- Latest trends in hybrid wage and hour class and collective actions
- Advantages to plaintiffs of filing hybrid class actions
- Effective strategies for employment litigators seeking to defend against a hybrid claim
- Challenges of settling hybrid class and collective actions
Faculty
William J. Anthony
Partner
Blank Rome
Mr. Anthony focuses his labor and employment practice on class, collective, and multi-party actions, including a broad... | Read More
Mr. Anthony focuses his labor and employment practice on class, collective, and multi-party actions, including a broad spectrum of federal and state law wage and hour claims. He has successfully defended against actions alleging misclassification of independent contractors, misclassification of employees, “off the clock” work, failure to properly calculate the regular rate of pay, and similar claims. He also has defended class claims under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and discrimination statutes. In addition, Will represents organizations in single-plaintiff cases alleging discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, and breach of contract.
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Noel P. Tripp
Principal
Jackson Lewis
Mr. Tripp has represented employers in matters pending before federal and state courts and administrative agencies... | Read More
Mr. Tripp has represented employers in matters pending before federal and state courts and administrative agencies covering the entire gamut of employment-related claims. His focus is the defense of class and collective action lawsuits under federal and state wage-and-hour laws, and the provision of preventive advice regarding wage law compliance and class action avoidance. He has defended dozens of putative wage-hour class and collective actions, ranging from “white-collar” misclassification actions to claims brought in behalf of hourly employees seeking to recover unpaid minimum, regular and/or overtime wages, amounts unlawfully deducted from wages, unpaid commissions, and gratuities. Mr. Tripp has spoken about wage-and-hour matters to numerous industry and professional associations. He has also served as a mediator for class and collective action cases and co-teaches a seminar on wage issues at Fordham Law School.
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