A federal judge in Texas must rescind an order authorizing notice of a Fair Labor Standards Act collective of exotic dancers, because some of the potential opt-in plaintiffs involved in the wage lawsuit signed arbitration pacts, a divided Fifth Circuit ruled Tuesday.
The dancers sued Heartbreakers Gentleman’s Club and its owners, alleging that they lost out on wages and benefits because they were misclassified as independent contractors.
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas “ignored” the Fifth Circuit’s 2019 decision In re JPMorgan Chase & Co. when it granted the dancers’ motion to issue notice of ...
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