Sixth Circuit Announces Stricter Standard for Sending Notice in FLSA Collective Actions

A recent court opinion from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals clarified an important point of law concerning the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), specifically what “showing … is necessary for a district court to facilitate notice of an FLSA suit to employees who were not originally parties” to the lawsuit. This case, Clark v. A&L …

Class Action Discrimination Suit Against the NFL Is One to Watch

On February 1, 2022 –  the first day of Black History Month – Brian Flores, the former head football coach of the Miami Dolphins, filed a class action lawsuit against his former team, as well as the New York Giants, the Denver Broncos, and the National Football League (“NFL”) for discriminatorily denying employment to Black …

Are Mandatory Vaccinations Included in Back to “Normal”?

As life begins to return to some semblance of “normal” (i.e., what it was like before terms like “aerosol droplets,” “fomite,” “herd immunity,” and “PCR tests” were part of our daily lexicon)  employers are faced with difficult questions about what a return to “in-person” work looks like.  Atop the list is vaccinations, and whether as …