Dowling v. 808 Boats LLC

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• holding that the common question of the Government’s liability regarding back pay satisfied the typicality requirement, despite geographical distribution of class members, different job descriptions and leave schedules, and different employment facilities
• noting that “one of the main justifications for class actions” is the existence of numerous claims that “are too small to justify being brought individually”
• noting that “one of the main justifications for class actions” is the existence of numerous claims that “are too small to justify being brought individually”
• utilizing the date, six years before the class action complaint was filed in district court, to define the class to be certified
• certifying a class presenting identical issues with respect to liability and class certification for VA employees seeking Saturday additional pay for authorized leave
• certifying a class with an estimated size in excess of 10,000 members

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