Hoffmann v. Sbarro, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that, at the notice stage, the court does not reach the merits of plaintiffs’ claims
• holding that “[p]laintiffs […] amply satisfy[y] this burden [where they make] substantial allegations, both in their Complaint and supporting affidavits”
• noting that there is no showing of numerosity, typicality, commonality and representativeness needed for a collective action
• explaining that “[t]he burden on plaintiffs is not a stringent one, and the Court need only reach a preliminary determination that potential plaintiffs are ‘similarly situated’ ”
• deferring to the Secretary's interpretation, which the court gleaned from amicus briefs in Auer and from a 1991 DOL opinion letter
• discussing Hoffmann-La Roche , 493 U.S. at 169 , 110 S.Ct. 482

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