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Second Circuit Affirms Expansion of Gender Bias Class Action against Sterling Jewelers

On November 18, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit revived a potentially sweeping class action against Sterling Jewelers, Inc. (“Sterling”), holding that potentially tens of thousands of female employees could take part...By: Proskauer - Class & Collective Actions
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Ninth Circuit Affirms Denial of Class Certification for Wage and Hour Claims on Predominance Grounds

On October 4, 2019, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed rulings by the District Court for the Northern District of California to decertify a rest break subclass and to deny class certification of meal break and off-the-clock subclasses in a...By: Proskauer - Class & Collective Actions
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District of Massachusetts Grants Class Certification but denies Summary Judgment in Independent Contractor Misclassification Case

On September 13, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted certification of a class of independent contractor drivers who delivered packages through Dynamex Operations East for Google Express. Ouadani v. Dynamex...By: Proskauer - Class & Collective Actions
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NLRB Greenlights Aggressive Response to Class Action Filings

On August 14, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) held that employers may require employees to waive their right to join class and collective actions – even after a claim has been filed in court – without running afoul of federal...By: Proskauer - Class & Collective Actions
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Second Circuit Compels Individual Arbitration of Putative Class FLSA and State Labor Law Claims

On July 2, 2019, a three-judge panel of the Second Circuit reversed the lower court’s denial of a motion to compel individual arbitration of a putative class action suit brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and New York Labor Law...By: Proskauer - Class & Collective Actions
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