Third Circuit Schools District Court on Workplace Class Certification

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently found that a district court improperly granted Rule 23 class certification by applying the wrong standard. The Third Circuit determined that the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey failed to conduct the “rigorous analysis” required by Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and impermissibly certified a class on what amounted to a “conditional” basis similar to the standard under Section 216 of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).