Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

DAlaska: Pointers on FLSA Collective Actions

Judge Ralph Beistline, apparently sua sponte, has instructed plaintiff’s counsel how to join additional claimaints in an FLSA overtime case.  In that case, two ex-employees filed the original complaint.  When four additional individuals expressed interest in joining the action, Beistline directed them to file complaints-in-intervention.
Beistline has now retracted that direction.  He also refused plaintiff counsel’s attempt to file […]