Legal Opinion
Haynes v. Singer Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 24, 1983No. 81-5769PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWIN F. HUNTER, Jr, District Judge:
Arthur Haynes, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, brought this action against his former employer, The Singer Company, pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. § 201, et seq. The suit was filed in June of 1979. Under the FLSA, a member of the class who is not individually named in the complaint is not a party to the lawsuit unless he affirmatively “opts in” by filing a written consent with the Court. 29 U.S.C. § 216(b).
In August, 1979, plaintiffs filed a motion seeking certification of “a class of all present and past…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. Singer Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Roberta Braunstein v. Eastern Photographic Laboratories, Inc. And Heart of America Portraits, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- Leonard R. Woods v. New York Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Kinney Shoe Corporation, a New York Corporation v. Bob W. Vorhes and John A. WagnerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Soler v. G & U, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1980
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3Cited by54 opinions
- Morgan v. Family Dollar Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
- Dees v. Hydradry, Inc.District Court, M.D. Florida · 2010
- Sperling v. Hoffman-La Roche, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1988
- Lauren Houston v. Country Club, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2018
- Syrja v. Westat, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 2010
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