By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Howard M. Wexler
On February 4, 2014 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit dealt the New York City Board of Education (“BOE”) a resounding defeat when it affirmed a District Court decision that allowed a class action brought by public school teachers regarding a mandatory certification test and rejected several of
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By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Jennifer Riley
We are honored to have our article entitled “Workplace Class Actions: Looking Back at 2013 and Ahead to 2014” published in this week’s edition of BNA’s Class Action Litigation Report. Our piece analyzes the key trends in workplace class action litigation in 2013, and our predictions for what 2014
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By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Jennifer Riley
On January 23, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued its decision in Scott v. Westlake Services LLC, No. 13-2699 (7th Cir. Jan. 23, 2014) and reversed a district court’s conclusion that an offer of judgment rendered Plaintiff’s claims moot in a class action lawsuit.
In
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By Lorie Almon, Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., and Ian Morrison
Back by popular demand, our Annual Workplace Class Action Report Webinar is on Tuesday, February 11, 2013. Click here to register and attend.
In the past two years we have seen a combination of Supreme Court decisions help create a defensive barrier for employers in class action cases.
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The keynote speaker at today’s program (January 27, 2014) on Employment Practices Liability Insurance in New York City (sponsored by the American Conference Institute) was Constance Barker, one of the five Commissioners of the EEOC. We spoke on workplace class actions and EEOC litigation at today’s program, and Commissioner Barker presented her thoughts in the
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By Ada Dolph, Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., and Annette Tyman
The Society for Human Resource Management recently published our article, “Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes: Has It Lived Up to the Hype?” regarding the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision in Wal-Mart Stores Inc. v. Dukes, 131 S. Ct. 2541. The article is available here
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By Gerald L. Maatman Jr. and Howard M. Wexler
Over the past several years, several states and cities have adopted legislation designed to aid unemployed workers in securing employment, including Oregon, the District of Columbia, and New York City. In 2011, New Jersey joined this growing list and passed legislation barring (subject to certain exceptions) employers seeking to fill
Continue Reading Come One Come All: Court Upholds New Jersey’s Ban On Job Advertisements Requiring Current Employment
Last week we published the 2014 Workplace Class Action Litigation Report. We are pleased with the positive press we received from commentators, including Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Corporate Counsel, Law360, Insurance Business America, and Bloomberg BNA Daily Labor Report and Class Action Reporter (here, here, here, here,
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By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Gina R. Merrill
It is no secret that class action plaintiffs often prefer a state forum, but since the passage of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (“CAFA”), many class actions that would otherwise fail the test for federal jurisdiction have nonetheless been steered to federal court. Yesterday, in a unanimous opinion, the
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Our loyal blog readers know that the start of the year is the launch date of Seyfarth’s Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report.
And here it is – our 10th Annual Report: click here to download a PDF of the introduction “trends” chapter and the “top ten” settlements chapter.
Called the “definitive source of information
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