CLARK v. A&L HOMECARE AND TRAINING CENTER, LLC

Nos. 22-3101/3102.

68 F.4th 1003 (2023)

Brooke CLARK, Plaintiff, Larry Holder; Calvin Marcum, Jessica Vanwinkle, Plaintiffs-Appellees/Cross-Appellants, v. A&L HOMECARE AND TRAINING CENTER, LLC; Nila Irby; Dawnetta Abbett, Ruthie Lucas, Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: May 19, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: M. Scott McIntyre , BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellants/Cross-Appellees. Gregory R. Mansell , MANSELL LAW LLC, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellees/Cross-Appellants. ON BRIEF: M. Scott McIntyre , BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP, Cincinnati, Ohio, Gregory V. Mersol , BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellants/Cross-Appellees. Gregory R. Mansell , Carrie J. Dyer , Rhiannon M. Herbert , MANSELL LAW LLC, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellees/Cross-Appellants. Steven P. Lehotsky , LEHOTSKY KELLER LLP, Washington, D.C., Lindsey Rothfeder , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Washington, D.C., Richard J. (Rex) Burch , BRUCKNER BURCH PLLC, Houston, Texas, Andrew R. Biller , BILLER & KIMBLE, LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio, Robert E. DeRose , BARKAN MEIZLISH DEROSE COX, LLP, Columbus, Ohio, for Amici Curiae.

KETHLEDGE, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which BUSH, J., joined in full, and WHITE, J., joined in part. BUSH, J. (pp. 1012-15), delivered a separate concurring opinion, in which WHITE, J., joined in part. WHITE, J. (pp. 1015-21), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.


OPINION

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA), plaintiffs may litigate federal minimum-wage and overtime claims on behalf of other "similarly situated" employees. 29 U.S.C. § 216(b). At issue here is the showing of similarity that is necessary for a district court to facilitate notice of an FLSA...

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