6th Circuit Certifies 2 Questions To Pennsylvania High Court In Amazon Wage Suit

Mealey's (November 6, 2019, 1:54 PM EST) -- CINCINNATI — A Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Nov. 4 certified one question brought by warehouse workers concerning a wage-and-hour claim under Pennsylvania law to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and added a question of its own concerning the employers’ de minimis defense raised by the employees in their reply brief (Neal Heimbach, et al. v. Amazon.com, Inc., et al. [In re: Amazon.com, Inc., Fulfillment Center Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Wage and House Litigation], No. 18-5942, 6th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 32958)....