Mealey's (September 15, 2020, 12:00 PM EDT) -- GREENBELT, Md. — A federal judge in Maryland on Sept. 11 conditionally certified collective action over allegations that a franchisee of 700 Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) or Taco Bell restaurant franchises violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and certain Maryland wage laws with regard to the franchisee's failure to pay for all time worked, including overtime (Latoya Lancaster, et al. v. FQSR, LLC, No. 19-2632, D. Md., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 166285)....