In FLSA Claims, Second Circuit Tightens Pleading Standard To Extend Statute Of Limitations

In a victory for employers, the Second Circuit held that plaintiffs seeking to invoke the expansive three-year statute of limitations in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) must plead specific facts to support a claim that an employer willfully violated the law. The FLSA statute has two limitations periods. In general, claims must be filed within two years of their occurrence......
By: Fox Rothschild LLP

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