Extract to table

This creates a data-collection challenge, as records from VHG's prior payroll system for the period January 2021 through December 2021 must be located, preserved, and reviewed

The transition to Luminos TimeTrack is significant for this analysis because the five-year Florida lookback period extends into a period (January 2021 through December 2021) during which VHG utilized a different payroll processing system, the identity and record-retention practices of which must be verified

Using January 14, 2026 as the reference date for purposes of preliminary scoping, the relevant lookback dates under each potentially applicable limitations period are as follows: An important caveat must be noted regarding the use of the demand letter date as a reference point

The employer need not prove that it acted in good faith; rather, the plaintiff must affirmatively establish that the employer knew or recklessly disregarded the law's requirements

In a Rule 23 class action, class members are automatically included in the class and bound by the judgment unless they affirmatively opt out; in an FLSA collective action, individuals must affirmatively opt in

Each paycheck is a discrete event, and any claim based on that paycheck must be brought within the applicable limitations period measured from the date of that paycheck