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D. New Jersey· 1/5/1988

Sperling v. Hoffman-La Roche, Inc.

Citations

  • 118 F.R.D. 392
  • 1988 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1156
  • 48 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 990
  • 1988 WL 283

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  • explaining that at the initial notice stage, plaintiffs need only make “substantial allegations” that they were collectively “the victims of a single decision, policy, or plan infected by discrimination.”
  • explaining that at the initial notice stage, plaintiffs need only make “substantial allegations” that they were collectively “the victims of a single decision, policy, or plan infected by discrimination.”
  • noting that to avoid any confusion between opt-in and subsequent opt-out choices, and between notice from plaintiffs [i.e., under Section 216(b)] and notice from the court [i.e., under Rule 23], ADEA notice would be separated in time from any Rule 23 notice which may eventually be required
  • courts generally require only “substantial allegations that the putative class members were together the victim of a single decision, policy, or plan infected by discrimination.”
  • key inquiry for determining whether class members are “similarly situated” is whether they were victims of a “single decision, policy, or plan” of age discrimination
  • “The requirements for pursuing a section 216(b) class action are independent of and unrelated to the requirements of a class action filed pursuant to Rule 23.”

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Judges: Ackerman

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