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Lynne Coates v. Farmers Group, Inc. et al

MOTION to Certify Class Plaintiff's Motion for Equal Pay Act Conditional Collective Action Certification and Authorization of Notice

36 Cited authorities

  1. Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. v. Sperling

    493 U.S. 165 (1989)   Cited 3,025 times   19 Legal Analyses
    Holding that district courts have discretion to implement § 216(b)

  2. Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

    550 U.S. 618 (2007)   Cited 522 times   32 Legal Analyses
    Holding that statute of limitations barred suit for wage discrimination despite difficulty in discovering such discrimination

  3. Corning Glass Works v. Brennan

    417 U.S. 188 (1974)   Cited 1,401 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an employer has the burden of proof to show that it falls within the stated exemption

  4. Adams v. Inter-Con Sec. Systems, Inc.

    242 F.R.D. 530 (N.D. Cal. 2007)   Cited 211 times
    Holding equitable tolling appropriate where defendant deliberately delayed in providing contact list

  5. Young v. Cooper Cameron Corp.

    229 F.R.D. 50 (S.D.N.Y. 2005)   Cited 178 times
    Finding that at the preliminary certification stage, "the focus of th[e] inquiry [] is not on whether there has been an actual violation of law but rather on whether the proposed plaintiffs are 'similarly situated'"

  6. Harris v. Vector Marketing Corp.

    716 F. Supp. 2d 835 (N.D. Cal. 2010)   Cited 104 times
    Finding that the "fact that a defendant submits competing declarations will not as a general rule preclude conditional certification."

  7. Noble v. 93 Univ. Place Corp.

    224 F.R.D. 330 (S.D.N.Y. 2004)   Cited 121 times
    Holding that "individualized damages inquiries do not bar certification."

  8. Hill v. R + L Carriers, Inc.

    690 F. Supp. 2d 1001 (N.D. Cal. 2010)   Cited 102 times
    Denying summary judgment because of a conflict in the evidence over whether truck dispatchers made decisions or higher level managers made decisions

  9. Lewis v. Wells Fargo Co.

    669 F. Supp. 2d 1124 (N.D. Cal. 2009)   Cited 102 times
    Rejecting defendant's 54 declarations raising factual issues because "[t]o apply the second-tier heightened review at this stage would be contrary to the broad remedial policies underlying the FLSA. After discovery is complete, Defendant can move for decertification, and the Court will then apply the heightened second-tier review."

  10. Ramirez v. Ghilotti Bros., Inc.

    941 F. Supp. 2d 1197 (N.D. Cal. 2013)   Cited 92 times
    Finding failure to respond as to certain claims constituted a waiver of those claims

  11. Rule 23 - Class Actions

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 23   Cited 35,111 times   1237 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, to certify a class, the court must find that "questions of law or fact common to class members predominate over any questions affecting only individual members"

  12. Section 2000e-5 - Enforcement provisions

    42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5   Cited 26,960 times   124 Legal Analyses
    Holding charges must be made in writing, under oath, and contain all information as the Commission requires

  13. Section 216 - Penalties

    29 U.S.C. § 216   Cited 16,456 times   141 Legal Analyses
    Holding employers liable for “unpaid minimum wages, or their unpaid overtime compensation”

  14. Section 206 - Minimum wage

    29 U.S.C. § 206   Cited 8,864 times   100 Legal Analyses
    Asking only whether the alleged inequality resulted from “any other factor other than sex”

  15. Section 256 - Determination of commencement of future actions

    29 U.S.C. § 256   Cited 917 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Providing that an opt-in plaintiff's action commences, for purposes of the limitations period, when he files his written consent to join

  16. Section 1620.13 - "Equal Work"-What it means

    29 C.F.R. § 1620.13   Cited 124 times
    Recognizing that application of the equal pay standard is a fact-intensive inquiry that must be determined on a case-by-case basis