Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. v. Harrington

Whether a district court may authorize notice inviting joinder to a Fair Labor Standards Act collective action before a plaintiff shows by a preponderance of the evidence that the members of the collective receiving notice are “similarly situated” to the named plaintiff within the meaning of 29 U.S.C. § 216(b) – and if not, what showing must be made before this notice may be authorized.