April 2012

glass_ceiling.jpgBy Laura Maechtlen and Brian Wong

It is not uncommon for an employer to face vague or overbroad class claims premised on one employee’s injury limited to a specific set of facts. However, in a recent ruling in Singleton v. BP Amoco Chemical Co., No. CVV-12-J-255-5 (N.D. Ala. April 3, 2012), an Alabama federal district court judge limited an

Continue Reading Standing Defenses In Class Action Litigation Under Title VII

seal.pngBy Condon A. McGlothlen and Annette Tyman

On March 30, 2012, the EEOC issued its long-awaited and much anticipated regulations on the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”).

Most hoped that the regulations would provide clarity for employers relative to employment practices or policies that, without intentionally meaning to do so, adversely affect older workers. In our view, the EEOC’s

Continue Reading More Questions Than Answers – The EEOC’s New Regulations On The ADEA

images (1).jpgBy Chris Palamountain and Rebecca Bjork 

Popular culture is not kind to New Jersey. Whether the protagonists are hard-partying young adults or table-flipping housewives, the images flickering on the screen divert our attention from the fact that big businesses in key sectors of the economy make their home in the Garden State or do business there. For those companies, how

Continue Reading What Happens In New Jersey Stays In New Jersey: Court Rejects Nationwide Class Claims Brought Under New Jersey Law

download.jpgBy Timothy Haley, Reema Kapur, and Scott Schaefers

In a workplace antitrust class action in which the plaintiffs are reportedly seeking hundreds of millions of dollars, Judge Gerald Rosen of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan recently issued a decision that highlights the risks associated with the exchange of wage information. In Cason-Merenda v.

Continue Reading Recent Class Decision Highlights The Perils Of Exchanging Wage Information