In re Jimmy John's Overtime Litigation

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellants brought this collective and class action lawsuit against Jimmy John’s1 on behalf of all assistant store managers nationwide for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Although the vast majority of plaintiffs work in stores owned by franchisees,2 they claim that Jimmy John’s is their joint employer. Two years into, this litigation;, plaintiffs also filed separate lawsuits against their franchisee- employers in federal district courts across the country, asserting the same .claims. The district court subsequently enjoined plaintiffs •…