JD Supra

Seventh Circuit Establishes New Standard for FLSA Conditional Collective Certification: How This May Benefit Employers

The Seventh Circuit’s recent decision in Richards v. Eli Lilly & Co. et al. (Aug. 5, 2025) marks a pivotal shift in how district courts manage collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act ...
Law

Seventh Circuit Rejects Lenient Two-Step 'Lusardi' Standard for FLSA/ADEA Collective Action Notice

This decision directly impacts the initial stage of collective actions—the process of determining which employees are "similarly situated" and should receive official notice of the lawsuit. The ...
Yahoo

Commercial development to follow housing along 7th Standard

Nov. 28—The old saying in commercial real estate is coming true: Retail really is following rooftops in the northernmost reaches of northwest Bakersfield. Plans are coming together for a new shopping ...
JD Supra

Seventh Circuit Creates Third Standard in FCA Dismissal Authority Circuit Split

The Seventh Circuit’s novel statutory interpretation of the government’s dismissal authority under 31 USC § 3730(c)(2)(A) may have unintended consequences. Following three decades of atrophy, the US ...
The Bakersfield Californian

7th Standard, Coffee commerical center project draws talk

Global warming and loss of farmland topped the list of concerns about a commercial development at Thursday's Bakersfield Planning Commission meeting. Bidart Bros.' Saco Ranch Commercial Center would ...