( February 14, 2024, 3:45 PM EST) -- ATLANTA — Nissan North America Inc. is not a joint employer of its dealerships’ mechanics, and the mechanics, who sued seeking unpaid wages under federal and Florida law, failed to show that they are similarly situated with other mechanics so that class and collective certification would be appropriate, an 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled, affirming a trial court’s summary judgment ruling for Nissan and denial of the mechanics’ motion for collective and class certification....