Minor League Baseball Players Strike Out in Bid to Have FLSA, State Wage Claims Against MLB Certified As Collective And Class Actions

By Howard M. Bloom and Gregg E. Clifton, of Jackson Lewis   A federal Magistrate judge in San Francisco has sided with Major League Baseball (MLB) against former minor league players in an effort to have their lawsuit claiming minimum wage and overtime violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) certified as a collective action and their state wage and hour claims certified as a class action.   Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero of the U.S. District Court for the Northern