Carl Fitz

Representative Matters

• Carl represents workers in complex wage and hour class and collective actions and arbitrations.
• Carl has successfully obtained nationwide FLSA conditional certification in numerous cases alleging violations of the FLSA across the country.
• Successfully negotiated the settlement of numerous cases, including numerous multi-million dollar settlements, involving alleged violations of the FLSA and state wage-and-hour laws. These cases have spanned across numerous industries, including construction, healthcare, oil and gas, staffing and recruiting industries.
• Successfully obtained summary judgment on employee status of 143 workers misclassified as independent contractors, and on individual liability of the owner and manager defendants. Jones v. Shac LLC, No. 2:15-cv-01382-RFB-NJK, 2019 WL 4246681 (D. Nev. Sept. 6, 2019).

Services and Specializations

• Contributing author to American Bar Association Fair Labor Standards Act Midwinter Report, 2017
• “All is Fair in Love and Cyberwar: International Law and Cyber Attacks,” Houston Journal of International Law: Sidebar (2017).