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Defending Wage and Hour Collective Actions Under the FLSA: Overview

by Paul DeCamp, Epstein Becker Green, with Practical Law Labor & Employment

Maintained | USA (National/Federal)

A Practice Note providing an overview of the key issues employers face in defending wage and hour collective actions under Section 216(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including certification, decertification, and summary judgment motions, discovery issues, remedies, and settlement. This Note also discusses state wage and hour class actions under Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) and limitations on class and collective actions.

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