Legal Opinion
Ratliff v. Pason System USA Corp.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided July 21, 2016No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:15-CV-2376PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
DENA HANOVICE PALERMO, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
On June 23, 2016, the Court conditionally certified this suit for unpaid overtime compensation as a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. § 216(b). [Dkt. No. 36.] Now pending before the Court is the parties’ Joint Proposed Order Authorizing Distribution of the “Notice” and “Consent to Join” Forms. [Dkt. No. 36.] The Court held a hearing on the proposed forms on July 6, 2016.
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