Case: Wage & Hour/Fair Labor Standards Act (M.D. Tenn.)

Jan. 27, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC

Dolgencorp, LLC’s motion to dismiss the Fair Labor Standards Act collective action of 10 named employees on behalf of themselves and 46 opt-in employees alleging minimum wage and overtime claims is denied, because of the unmanageable nature of a lawsuit with 75 individually named plaintiffs, and the necessity of entitling employees to court-facilitated notice to potential additional opt-in employees is inapplicable in this case, a Tennessee federal district court ruled.

Learn more about Bloomberg Law or Log In to keep reading:

See Breaking News in Context

Bloomberg Law provides trusted coverage of current events enhanced with legal analysis.

Already a subscriber?

Log in to keep reading or access research tools and resources.