Fifth Circuit Sets New Standard for Certifying FLSA Collective Actions
By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/21
On January 12, 2021, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a landmark decision rewriting the rules for obtaining certification in collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In Swales v. KLLM Transport Services, L.L.C., No. 19-60847, the Fifth Circuit rejected the lenient approach first articulated a 1987 New Jersey district court opinion....
By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,