Back in March we wrote about the group of former unpaid interns from Gawker Media’s Manhattan office suing to recover back pay under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and their desire to use social media to encourage plaintiffs to opt-in. After the Court ultimately denied their request, the plaintiffs submitted yet another plan
opt in
#OptIn #OptOut
By Jordan Vick & Robyn Marsh on
Posted in Class Notice
Regardless of whether a class is opt-in or opt-out, providing class notice is a challenge. As technology evolves, so does the ability to reach class members who would otherwise be unreachable. But as attorneys increasingly seek to utilize non-traditional methods of class notification, such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, courts have struggled to draw appropriate…