FLSA; overtime; minimum wage; class certification

Co-authored by Timothy F. Haley and Arthur J. Rooney

A federal court in Chicago recently denied class and collective action certification in a wage-hour case brought by sales representatives for Groupon.  But the court did so without prejudice to allow plaintiffs to take a second bite at the apple — albeit, a smaller apple.  The court’s decision denying plaintiffs’ motion
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