Second Circuit Takes Hard Line On FLSA Willfulness Standard: Defense Practitioners Given A New Weapon!
By EsqSocial Corporation 12/05/21
Every time a plaintiff files a FLSA lawsuit, they seek a third year, one longer than the usual two year statute of limitations, claiming that the violations were “willful.” It has become a matter of course and defendant attorneys must begin any settlement negotiations knowing that the amount claimed has been artificially inflated with a third year claim......
By: Fox Rothschild LLP