Apologies to John Steinbeck, but in some ways, both 2013 and 2014 have been the winters of FLSA plaintiffs’ discontent on the East Coast. Last summer, the Second Circuit (which covers New York, Connecticut, and Vermont) issued a number of decisions tightening pleading standards under the Supreme Court’s decisions in Iqbal and Twombly. In
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Limiting Successor Liability under the FLSA: Wage and Hour Due Diligence
By FranczekPC on
Posted in Due Diligence
Recently, my colleague Lindsey Marcus guest authored a post on yet another successor liability case, this time out of the Third Circuit. Her post reminded me of another case in the Seventh Circuit from 2013, and a larger point from the mergers and acquisitions part of my practice and my days doing M&A in…
Third Circuit Applies More Relaxed Federal Standard to Successors in FLSA Cases
By FranczekPC on
Posted in Misclassification
Guest Blogger: Lindsey Marcus
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, recently became the third appellate court to adopt the federal common law standard for successor liability in a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) claim. The decision likely means that successor employers will find it…