18th Annual Workplace Class Action Report - 2022 Edition

viii Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report: 2022 Edition (i) First Circuit ..................................................................................................71 (ii) Second Circuit .............................................................................................71 (iii) Third Circuit .................................................................................................71 (iv) Fourth Circuit ...............................................................................................71 (v) Fifth Circuit ..................................................................................................72 (vi) Sixth Circuit .................................................................................................72 (vii) Seventh Circuit ............................................................................................72 (viii) Eighth Circuit ...............................................................................................72 (ix) Ninth Circuit .................................................................................................72 (x) Tenth Circuit ................................................................................................73 (xi) Eleventh Circuit ...........................................................................................74 (xii) District Of Columbia Circuit .........................................................................74 B. Other Federal Rulings Affecting The Defense Of ADEA Collective Actions.........................................................................................................................75 (i) Arbitration Issues In ADEA Collective Actions ............................................75 (ii) Discovery Issues In ADEA Collective Actions.............................................75 (iii) Pay Policies In ADEA Collective Action Litigation ......................................76 (iv) Procedural Issues In ADEA Collective Action Litigation .............................77 (v) Settlement Approval Issues In ADEA Collective Action Litigation ..............78 (vi) Venue Issues In ADEA Collective Action Litigation ....................................78 V. SIGNIFICANT COLLECTIVE ACTION RULINGS UNDER THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT ..................................................................................................................81 A. Cases Certifying Or Refusing To Certify FLSA Collective Action Claims ..................82 (i) First Circuit ..................................................................................................82 (ii) Second Circuit .............................................................................................84 (iii) Third Circuit ...............................................................................................107 (iv) Fourth Circuit .............................................................................................115 (v) Fifth Circuit ................................................................................................121 (vi) Sixth Circuit ...............................................................................................131 (vii) Seventh Circuit ..........................................................................................154 (viii) Eighth Circuit .............................................................................................162 (ix) Ninth Circuit ...............................................................................................171 (x) Tenth Circuit ..............................................................................................189 (xi) Eleventh Circuit .........................................................................................194 (xii) District Of Columbia Circuit .......................................................................200 (xiii) Federal Court Of Claims............................................................................201 B. Other Federal Rulings Affecting The Defense Of FLSA Collective Actions.......................................................................................................................202 (i) Amendments And Counterclaims In FLSA Collective Actions..................202 (ii) Arbitration Of Wage & Hour Class And Collective Claims........................204 (iii) Awards Of Attorneys’ Fees And Costs In FLSA Collective Actions..........223 (iv) Class And Collective Actions Involving Volunteers...................................227 (v) Class Communications In Wage & Hour Class Actions............................227 (vi) Concurrent State Law Claims In Wage & Hour Class Actions .................228 (vii) Coverage In FLSA Collective Actions .......................................................238 (viii) Disqualification In FLSA Collective Actions ..............................................239 (ix) Discovery In FLSA Collective Actions .......................................................239 (x) DOL Wage & Hour Enforcement Actions..................................................240 (xi) Equitable Tolling In Wage & Hour Class Actions......................................243 (xii) Exemption Issues In FLSA Collective Actions ..........................................243 (xiii) FLSA Collective Actions For Donning And Doffing...................................250