7th Circuit Passes On Wage Collective Action Dispute, Reinstates Individual Claims

Mealey's (July 23, 2021, 7:50 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — A Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on July 16 reinstated individual wage claims by a former employee who alleges that she was denied her full wages, but declined to decide an issue that was “barely briefed” on whether a named plaintiff bringing collective claims must file his or her own written consent, noting that other circuits appear to be split on that issue and that it will likely arise again “at some point.”...