Ohio Federal Judge Decertifies Class Of Restaurant Workers In Overtime Suit

(August 27, 2015, 1:08 PM EDT) -- CLEVELAND — An Ohio federal judge on Aug. 24 granted a motion to decertify a conditional class of hourly restaurant workers seeking wages for the time they allegedly spent working when restaurants stayed open past their posted hours; however, two days later, the employer moved for clarification, arguing that the lone plaintiff left could not proceed with his own claims without refiling an individual Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) action (Jose Garcia, et al. v. SAR Foods of Ohio, Inc., No. 14-1514, N.D. Ohio; 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 111677)....

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