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10 Fed. Cts. L. Rev. 1 (2017-2018)

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THE FEDERAL COURTS LAW REVIEW:

  Volume   10                                       2017



  THE   UNANIMITY RULE: BLACK SWANS
     AND COMMON QUESTIONS IN FLSA
              COLLECTIVE ACTIONS


              Allan  G. King* & Andrew Gray**

    I think everyone has a little black swan in them, it's just a
    matter of when you let it out.I

INTRODUCTION                      ..........................................2
I. WHAT  IS A COLLECTIVE ACTION, AND  How  ARE
   THEY  TRIED?                    .........................................8
II. THE PLAINTIFF'S BURDEN  OF PROOF IN MULTI-PLAINTIFF
   FLSA  CASES.                    .......................................17
III. ARE A COURT'S DECISIONS TO CONDITIONALLY  CERTIFY
   AND  REFUSAL TO DECERTIFY  A COLLECTIVE  ACTION
   SUFFICIENT  TO SUPPORT AN AGGREGATE   SUBMISSION?......20
IV. WHAT FURTHER   INQUIRY IS NECESSARY TO JUSTIFY AN
   AGGREGATE   SUBMISSION?            ................24
V. THE  UNANIMITY  RULE IN PRACTICE AND  How  IT CAN BE
   IMPLEMENTED   AT TRIAL.       ............  ..................29

   t The Federal Courts Law Review is a publication of the Federal Magistrate
Judges Association. Editing support is provided by the members of the Mississippi Law
Journal.
   * Allan G. King is a shareholder in the Austin office of Littler Mendelson, P.C. He
holds a B.A. degree from the City College of New York, an M.S. and Ph.D. in economics
from Cornell University, and a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law.
  ** Andrew Gray is an associate in the Austin office of Littler Mendelson, P.C. He
holds a B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin, and a J.D. from the University of
Texas School of Law.
   1 Interview by Christina Radish with Mila Kunis, Actress (Nov. 23, 2010),
http://collider.com/mila-kunis-interview-black-swan/ [https://perma.cc/36NJ-WFQF].


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