Court Decertifies FLSA Collective Alleging Claims for Unpaid Overtime
In Lynch v. The City Of New York, the Southern District of New York decertified a conditionally certified FLSA collective of thirty Administrative Associates alleging, primarily, that they were not paid overtime for all hours worked. See No. 16-CV-5677 (KBF) (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 27, 2017). The Court’s decision hinged on the variation in facts necessary to establish an element of each plaintiff’s claim: whether the City had actual or constructive knowledge of the allegedly unpaid work.…