Bottom Line
- FLSA lawsuits have and will continue to be a ‘growth industry’ for attorneys in coming years.
- FLSA lawsuits are designed to award attorneys’ fees.
- Attorneys can represent an entire class of employees leading to large damages.
- The employee doesn’t have to go through an attorney and can easily go through the DOL.
- The employee can claim a long period.
- Government has interest in contractor statuses due to taxation.
- There are currently more class action suits on FLSA than any other suits.