Second Circuit Restricts Nationwide FLSA Collective Actions

The Second Circuit held that courts must dismiss out-of-state plaintiffs from FLSA collective actions unless the defendant is “essentially at home” in the forum state or consents to the suit in that venue. In a significant decision that will affect the scope of FLSA collective action litigation, the Second Circuit has held that courts may not adjudicate claims of out-of-state plaintiffs unless the defendant-employer is “essentially at home” in the forum state or consents to the suit there.... By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP