It’s hard not to express cynicism when discussing attorney fee awards in overtime class and collective actions. Courts have adopted wildly different tests and benchmarks, and different jurisdictions apply very different levels of scrutiny. The availability of fees has fueled the epic growth in Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) class and collective litigation. Many of
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