Case: Wage & Hour/Fair Labor Standards Act (C.D. Ill.)

Preliminary approval of a Rule 23 class action settlement agreement of an employee alleging that she and other similarly situated individuals weren’t paid for donning and doffing personal protective equipment and walking to the work area is denied, because the opt-out-only procedure for class members in the proposed settlement notice is inappropriate for resolving Fair Labor Standards Act claims, and future requests must ensure Rule 23 and FLSA compliance, an Illinois federal court ruled.