29 U.S.C. § 257 — Pending collective and representative actions

The statute of limitations prescribed in section 255(b) of this title shall also be applicable (in the case of a collective or representative action commenced prior to May 14, 1947 under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 , as amended [ 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.]) to an individual claimant who has not been specifically named as a party plaintiff to the action prior to the expiration of one hundred and twenty days after May 14, 1947 . In the application of such statute of limitations such action shall be considered to have been commenced as to him when, and only when, his written consent to become a party plaintiff to the action is filed in the court in which the action was brought. (May 14, 1947, ch. 52, § 8, 61 Stat. 88 .) Editorial Notes References in Text The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 , as amended, referred to in text, is act June 25, 1938, ch. 676, 52 Stat. 1060 , as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 8 (§ 201 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 201 of this title and Tables. CFR Title Parts 29 775

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