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FLSA Litigation

By Russell Penzer
August 01, 2016

Recently, several federal district courts and circuit courts of appeals have rendered decisions uncharacteristically protective ' or, some have argued, paternalistic ' toward plaintiffs in Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) cases. In Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, for instance, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that plaintiffs cannot settle FLSA claims through private stipulated dismissals with prejudice in the absence of court approval or the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) supervision. 796 F.3d 199 (2d Cir. Aug. 7, 2015) (hereinafter, Cheeks ), cert denied, Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, 136 S.Ct. 824 (2016).

Then, in Lewis v. Epic Systems Corp., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit determined that employment arbitration agreements that require employees to waive the right to engage in FLSA class or collective action violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 9638 (7th Cir. May 26, 2016) (hereinafter, Epic Systems).

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