Eli Lilly v. Richards

On January 12, 2026, declined to review a Seventh Circuit decision in a case involving collective action notices under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). The decision was a setback for WLF, which urged review in its amicus brief contending that Supreme Court precedent requiring federal judges to solicit possible co-plaintiffs in these cases must be overruled. WLF argued that the practice violates Article III’s limits on judicial power, the Fifth Amendment due process rights of defendants, and has no statutory basis in the FLSA or ADEA.