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Wage & Hour Class And Collective Actions ........................................................................... 1 I. Executive Summary...................................................................................................... 1 II. Key Rulings In Wage & Hour Class And Collective Actions In 2024......................... 4 III. Significant Rulings By The Supreme Court And Fifth Circuit Threaten To Upend Long-Standing FLSA Regulations............................................................................... 4 1. Some Progress Amongst General Reluctance To Adopt The Swales Or Clark Standards ................................................................................................ 5 2. Rulings Granting Conditional Certification Motions, Even With Minimal Supporting Evidence ........................................................................................ 6 3. Rulings Denying Or Substantially Limiting Conditional Certification Based On Insufficient Proof .......................................................................................13 4. Rulings Denying Conditional Certification Based On Procedural Or Technical Arguments.......................................................................................21 5. Rulings Decertifying Collective Actions Or Denying Rule 23 Class Certification ......................................................................................................24 6. Rulings Denying Decertification Or Granting Rule 23 Class Certification...29 7. Other Rulings In Class And Collective Actions............................................34 IV. Top FLSA / Wage & Hour Class And Collective Settlements In 2024 ......................36 Index Of 2024 Wage & Hour Class And Collective Action Rulings......................................38
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