Eberline v. Douglas J. Holdings, Inc.

JUDITH E. LEVY, United States District Judge *636Three former students at defendants' cosmetology schools brought this putative class and collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") and state law. They allege that when they clean, do laundry, and restock products during the clinical training portion of defendants' curriculum, they are employees entitled to compensation. The key issues in this case are whether the plaintiff students or the defendant schools are the primary beneficiary of their relationship with one another, and whether certain tasks the students are required to…