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Collective Action
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Class Action Defense Blog
Court Grants Conditional Certification Of Mortgage Underwriter’s Collective Action
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Gregory Tsonis and Christian J. Palacios Duane Morris Takeaways: In Brown v. Equity Prime Mortgage, LLC, Case No. 1:25-CV-1832, ECF No. 38 (N.D. Ga. Aug.…
Class Action Defense Blog
Colorado Federal District Court Denied FLSA Conditional Certification In Meal And Rest Break Case Due To Insufficient Evidence Of A Companywide Practice
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Tiffany Alberty, and Brett Bohan Duane Morris Takeaways: On August 21, 2026, in Lightner v. DaVita, Inc., No. 23-CV-03104 (D. Colo. Aug. 21, 2026), Judge…
Banking, Finance and Securities
The Captive Tranche: When Majority, Efficiency or Theft?
The Captive Tranche: When Majorities Rule, Efficiency or Theft? By Michael Simon Baker May 2026 A bond, a loan, or a convertible note is sold into the market on a…
Healthcare Perspectives
The ABC Test: NJ Adopts New Regulations for Determining Independent Contractor Status
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s new regulations impacting the “ABC test” used to determine independent contractor status goes into effect on October 1, 2026, and will…
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Collective action against bakery is scaled back on jurisdictional grounds
By secondcircuitcivilrightsblogsecondcircuitcivilrig
This is a wage-and-hour claim in which the plaintiffs -- who distribute baked goods -- assert their employer denied proper overtime pay in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.…
Law and the Workplace
Second Circuit Joins Majority View Limiting Nationwide FLSA Collective Actions
By Allan Bloom
On May 4, 2026, the Second Circuit joined the Third, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits in holding that a district court may not authorize notice to out-of-state potential opt-in…
Davis+Gilbert PERKS
Second Circuit Limits FLSA Collective Actions, Restricting Notice to Out‑of‑State Plaintiffs Without Personal Jurisdiction
New York, Connecticut and Vermont employers, take note! On May 4, 2026, the Second Circuit issued a ruling that affects FLSA collective actions. In Provencher v. Bimbo Foods Bakeries Distribution…
The D&O Diary
The Continuing Rise of Collective and Mass Actions Outside the U.S.
One of the more interesting recent developments in the world of directors’ and officers’ liability and insurance has been the rise of collective actions and mass actions outside the U.S.…
Class Action Defense Blog
The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 142: New York Federal Court Denies Certification Of An FLSA Collective Action
Duane Morris Takeaway: This week’s episode features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and associates Olga Romadin and Elizabeth Underwood with their discussion of a key ruling in the Southern District…
Global Compliance News
United Kingdom: Employment Rights Act 2025 — Time for Collective Action?
By Kim L. Sartin, Katie Patrick
In brief The Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA 2025) finally received Royal Assent and became law on 18 December 2025. It represents what the government has described as “the biggest…