Sarikaputar v. Veratip Corp.

Background

The parties were required to submit a proposed notice for the court’s review and approval. The notice concerned the pending Fair Labor Standards Act collective action and was intended for potential members of the collective—workers who might choose to join the case.

The parties stipulated to the proposed notice except for one issue: whether the notice should include the names of all defendants. In an earlier order, the court permitted all defendants’ names to appear in the proposed notice.

Ruling

The court approved the proposed notice in substantially the same form submitted for review. The order addressed the notice and did not decide the underlying claims.

Classification

This is a procedural order because it approved notice for a potential collective action without resolving the parties’ underlying legal claims. Judge Stewart D. Aaron, United States Magistrate Judge, signed the order.