29 U.S.C. § 256
Determination of commencement of future actions
United States · Title 29 — LABOR · Status: effective
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- 29 U.S.C. § 256, Determination of commencement of future actions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/465826
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In determining when an action is commenced for the purposes of section 255 of this title, an action commenced on or after May 14, 1947 under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended [29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.], the Walsh-Healey Act, or the Bacon-Davis Act,11 See References in Text note below. shall be considered to be commenced on the date when the complaint is filed; except that in the case of a collective or class action instituted under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, or the Bacon-Davis Act,1 it shall be considered to be commenced in the case of any individual claimant—
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