Finding that the case involved “actions perpetuated by one individual against another individual in an isolated environment, not conduct in a common environment directed against several women at once,” Chief Judge Leonard Strand decertified a class of female truck drivers that alleged they were subject to a hostile work environment. Sellers v. CRST Expedited, Inc.
Judge Decertifies Class Based on Plaintiffs’ Differing Accounts of Their Responsibilities
Those who follow developments in wage and hour class actions know that challenges to the exempt status of assistant managers are quite common. Such cases often hinge on a detailed analysis of the actual job duties performed—with the plaintiffs claiming that the entire class performed little or no managerial work and the employer claiming that
Jackson Lewis California Employment Class Action Summit, Feb. 26, 2014, The Pacific Club, Newport Beach
On February 26, 2014, Jackson Lewis will host its California Employment Class Action Summit at The Pacific Club in Newport Beach, CA. Experienced Jackson Lewis class action litigators will present on a variety of topics including:
- Developing the Initial Defense Strategy
- Reviewing the Complaint
- Early Strategic Considerations
- Key Strategies in Defeating Class & Collective Certification
Jackson Lewis Class Action Summit 2013 in NYC
On November 8, 2013, Jackson Lewis held its Employment Class Action Summit: Key Strategies for Defending Class Actions at the Grand Hyatt in New York City. The purpose of the event was to inform attendees of the significant trends in employment class action litigation and offer key pre- and post-litigation defense strategies. Experienced Jackson
Department Store Retailer Defeats Class Certification Of State Wage-Hour Claims And Preemptively Defeats FLSA Certification In Cross-Motion
Plaintiffs seeking to certify a California class of current and former assistant stores managers and other differently titled managers and associates were denied class certification of their state law claims under Rule 23. Saks, Inc., the operator of high-end retail department stores across the United States, also convinced the district court to grant its preemptive
FLSA Class Decertified; Motion for Class Certification Under Rule 23 Denied Too
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York decertified a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act and denied the plaintiff’s motion for class certification of the state law claims under Rule 23. Tracy v. NVR, Inc. (W.D.N.Y. 4.29.13). Plaintiffs alleged that the national home-builder misclassified them as non-exempt sales and