With the Speed of Broadband--Supreme Court Applies Comcast to Wage and Hour Case

In a post last week, we predicted that the Supreme Court’s opinion in Comcast v. Behrend would have “monumental” implications for wage and hour class actions (read more here). Some of our readers, especially although not exclusively on the plaintiffs’ side interpreted the opinion much more narrowly. 

Exactly five days after issuing Comcast, the Supreme Court made its intentions clear by applying the decision to a wage and hour class action.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court ordered the Seventh Circuit to rethink its decision in Ross v. RBS Citizens, N.A., in which the appeals court affirmed the certification of a wage and hour class action.  Specifically, the Supreme Court granted review of the Ross case, vacated the lower court’s judgment, and remanded the case to the Court of Appeals “for further consideration in light of Comcast Corp. v. Behrend.”

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