Alex Pisarevsky and Walter Luers authored an article, "The Other Side of the Coin: Distinctions Between Rule 23 Class Actions and FLSA Collective Actions," which was published in The New Jersey Law Journal.
Collective actions differ from Rule 23 class actions in a variety of important ways, including the composition of the collective, the application of the statute of limitations, and the standards for certification. Given the exponential increase in FLSA collective actions in recent years, it is important to have some familiarity with the issues unique to this type of suit.