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Sierra Vierra is a principal in the Salt Lake City, Utah, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Sierra focuses her practice on workplace safety and health matters and has substantial and in-depth experience in civil litigation and administrative proceedings involving employment law matters, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and wage and hour issues.

Can a former employee serve as a class representative for ERISA claims when she has signed a general release agreement and has waived her right to participate in class actions? According to a recent decision by the District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, the answer may very well be “no.”

That court dealt