564 U.S. 338 (2011) Cited 6,647 times 505 Legal Analyses
Holding in Rule 23 context that “[w]ithout some glue holding the alleged reasons for all those decisions together, it will be impossible to say that examination of all the class members' claims for relief will produce a common answer”
Holding that although the existence of an affirmative statute of limitations defense should be considered in assessing class certification, " the mere fact that such concerns may arise and may affect different class members differently does not compel a finding that individual issues predominate over common ones. As long as a sufficient constellation of common issues binds class members together, variations in the sources and application of statutes of limitations will not automatically foreclose class certification under Rule 23(b)."
Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 Cited 34,993 times 1236 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"
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149 § 150 Cited 306 times 10 Legal Analyses
Stating that "[a]n employee so aggrieved who prevails in such an action shall be awarded treble damages, as liquidated damages, for any lost wages and other benefits"
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149 § 148B Cited 174 times 33 Legal Analyses
Specifying types of services considered to be not those performed by an employee and noting that an employer's failure to make withholdings or payments that would be required for an employee "shall not be considered in making a determination" as to a person's employee status