Authorities Cited: United States Code 29 U.S.C. § 216(b) Supreme Court 514 U.S. 35, 51 Circuit Courts 558 F.2d 257, 263 690 F.2d 1364, 1366 736 F.2d 635, 637 865 F.2d 1197, 1213-1214 896 F.2d 1318, 1323 929 F.2d 591, 593-595 85 F.3d 1508, 1512 138 F.3d 1374 168 F.3d 458, 461 180 F.3d 1326, 1335 371 F.3d 1305, 1309 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 24(a)