--- title: FLSA date: 2023-07-17T12:01:00-04:00 author: Import Bot canonical_url: "https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/labor-days/flsa" section: Blog Topics --- # Labor Days News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s labor and employment practice ![People Blocks](https://d3iuizmsm2hayf.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/Hero-Objects/labor_blog2.webp?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1880&q=80&w=1880&s=4c9844984a488e1acc2796001a9e07d8) [ Remove filter Topic: FLSA ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/labor-days) ## [The Second Circuit Joins the Party: *Provencher v. Bimbo Foods* Closes the Door on Out-of-State FLSA Opt-Ins ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/labor-days/the-second-circuit-joins-the-party-provencher-v-bimbo-foods-closes-the-door-on-out-of-state-flsa-opt-ins) [Blythe E. Lovinger](https://www.kelleydrye.com/people/blythe-e-lovinger), [Alex J. 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