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Hybrid Wage-and-Hour Class Actions Blessed by Second Circuit

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Class Actions, Litigation, Wage & Hour

Ok, bear with me for a second. If your employees want to bring a class action against your company claiming that they should’ve been paid overtime, there are typically two ways to do so: Bring a claim under state law, or bring a claim under federal law (Fair Labor Standards Act). There’s a big difference:… Continue Reading

The Quickly Shifting Landscape of Class Actions and Arbtirations

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Class Actions, Litigation, Wage & Hour

Now that the dust has settled a bit, it’s time to look at the long-term impact of last month’s Supreme Court decision in AT&T v. Concepcion for employment matters.  (For a great analysis of the decision itself, see this SCOTUSblog post.)  All the analysis that has been coming out seems to suggest that there are two main… Continue Reading

Conn. Supreme Court Allows Laid Off State Employees to Proceed with Suit Saying Issues of “Motive” Remain

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Litigation

The Connecticut Supreme Court, in a decision to be officially released next week, ruled Wednesday that several state workers can proceed with their claims that they were fired for political reasons in January 2003. The decision in Conboy v. State of Connecticut (download here), arises from the state’s decision in early 2003 to layoff over… Continue Reading