Labor Secretary’s Privilege Assertions Upheld By Judge In FLSA Suit Discovery

Mealey's (April 7, 2020, 8:45 AM EDT) -- OKLAHOMA CITY — A janitorial franchisor sued by the U.S. secretary of Labor for Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) violations failed to overcome assertions of the informant’s and deliberative-process privileges in the redaction of documents related to the investigation of employee and franchisee designations, an Oklahoma federal judge ruled April 2, denying the franchisor’s motion to compel (Eugene Scalia, et al. v. Jani-King of Oklahoma, Inc., No. 5:16-cv-00113, W.D. Okla., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 59479)....