Case: Wage & Hour/Statute of Limitations (E.D. La.)

A Louisiana federal district court granted a motion for equitable tolling of the statute of limitations under the Fair Labor Standards Act filed by a cook aboard a seafaring vessel who alleged Alliance Liftboats, LLC misclassified him as a seaman exempt from overtime laws, finding that the named plaintiff diligently pursued his rights and that extraordinary circumstances, including lengthy delays in the collective action certification process, justified tolling the limitations period from the date the certification motion was submitted.

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