Time’s Up! Court Refuses To Equitably Toll Statute Of Limitations In EPA Action

In a decision worth reading for all class action practitioners, especially those who face Equal Pay Act (“EPA”) issues, Judge Ronnie Abrams of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied equitable tolling of the statute of limitations period in a high profile gender discrimination case.  Judge Abrams’ decision in Barrett, et al. v. Forest Laboratories, Inc., et al., 12-CV-5224 (S.D.N.Y.  July 8, 2015), serves a great primer as to the differences between calculating the limitation periods in Title VII class actions as compared to EPA collective actions and the significant impact of these differences. 

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