Wage & Hour
Class and Collective Litigation

GT’s team has handled class actions, FLSA collective actions, California PAGA actions, and similar representative actions in virtually every state, and at every phase of litigation from early motions practice and class certification proceedings to summary judgment, trials, and appeals. We understand the strategies that differentiate class and systemic litigation from other types of litigation, and we work with our clients to develop a tailored approach to meet the needs of the particular case. We utilize cutting-edge case management technology to guide our clients through every phase of the class action litigation process, including litigating class certification itself, conducting class and merits discovery, litigating the merits in large class action cases, negotiating settlements, navigating the court approval and notice process, handling appeals involving class certification and related issues, and, if needed, through focused trial preparation, trial, and post-trial proceedings. Class and collective actions also sometimes present unique opportunities to enhance policies and mitigate future risk. Where circumstances call for it, our collective experience mediating and settling complex cases makes GT qualified to negotiate on your behalf.

Wide-Ranging Subject Matter Experience

• Exempt status classification under the FLSA and/or state law
• Combating class and collective action arbitrations
• Independent contractor classification
• Donning and doffing/section 203(o) and walk-time under the FLSA
• Off-the-clock/overtime allegations under the FLSA and/or state law
• Auto-deduct meal breaks under the FLSA and/or state law
• Meal and rest break claims
• Call centers
• Booting up/down
• Use of PDAs/cell phones/pagers
• FLSA/LMRA/ERISA preemption of analogous state law claims
• Other employment-related class and collective actions