Extract to table

Under Rule 23, plaintiffs must satisfy the four prerequisites of Rule 23(a) — numerosity, commonality, typicality, and adequacy of representation — and must also demonstrate that the action falls within one of the categories specified in Rule 23(b)

If the court grants a motion to decertify, the opt-in plaintiffs' claims are dismissed without prejudice, and those individuals must file their own individual lawsuits if they wish to pursue their claims

At the conditional certification stage, the plaintiff must make a factual showing that employees at each included location are "similarly situated

First, it will be critical to any decertification motion at Stage Two, where VHG must demonstrate property-level and department-level factual variations