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As we move into a shifting landscape of policy and litigation
Continue Reading Top Trends In Workplace Class Action Litigation: Panel Discussion/Webinar For Virtual Book Launch
Seyfarth Synopsis: Seyfarth’s 18th Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report analyzes 1,607 rulings and is our most comprehensive Report ever at over 840 pages.
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Continue Reading It Is Here – Seyfarth’s 2022 Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report
By Jennifer A. Riley and Alex W. Karasik
Seyfarth Synopsis: This week the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued its long-awaited decision in Cothron v. White Castle Sys., No. 20-3202, 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 37593 (7th Cir. Dec. 20, 2021), on whether claims asserted under Sections 15(b) and 15(d) of the Illinois Biometric Information Protection
Continue Reading Seventh Circuit Sends BIPA Claim Accrual Question To Illinois Supreme Court
Seyfarth Synopsis: Happy Holidays to all of our loyal readers of the Workplace Class Action Blog! Our elves are busy at work this holiday season in wrapping up our start-of-the-year kick-off publication – Seyfarth Shaw’s Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report. We anticipate going to press in early January, and launching the 2022 Report to
Continue Reading Happy Holiday Season To Our Readers – The 2022 Workplace Class Action Litigation Report Is Around The Corner…
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer Riley, and Michael L. DeMarino
Seyfarth Synopsis: As the COVID-19 era continues to unfold, many employers have adopted back-to-work polices that include mandatory vaccinations for their employees. In Beckerich, et al. v. St. Elizabeth Medical Center, et al., Case No. 21-105-DLB-EBA (E.D. Ky. Sept. 24, 2021), the Defendants, a hospital group,
Continue Reading Court Declines To Enjoin Employer’s Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Thomas Ahlering, Alex Karasik, and Sarah Bauman
Seyfarth Synopsis: On September 20, 2021, the Seventh Circuit ruled in Fernandez v. Kerry, Inc., No. 21-1067 (7th Cir. Sept. 20, 2021), that a cause of action filed under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) by employees of Kerry, Inc., was preempted by
Continue Reading Seventh Circuit Tosses BIPA Class Action On Federal Labor Law Preemption Grounds
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Thomas E. Ahlering, Alex W. Karasik, and Sarah Bauman
Seyfarth Synopsis: On September 17, 2021, the Illinois Appellate Court issued its highly-anticipated decision in Tims v. Black Horse Carriers, Inc., 2021 IL App (1st) 200563 (1st Dist. Sept. 17, 2021), on whether a one-year or five-year statute of limitations period applies
Continue Reading The Illinois Appellate Court Issues Key Ruling On Statute Of Limitations In BIPA Class Actions
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Sarah K. Bauman
Seyfarth Synopsis: On August 30, 2021, in Massone, et al. v. Washington, No. 20-CV-7906, 2021 WL 3863081(S.D.N.Y. Aug. 30, 2021), the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Security Officers Union (the “Union”) on behalf of its members (“CSOs”) against
Continue Reading Federal Court Concludes That Security Officers Union Lacks Standing To Sue On Behalf Of Its Members For COVID-19-Related Workplace Injuries
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Pamela Q. Devata, and John Drury
Seyfarth Synopsis: On June 25, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, No. 20-297 (U.S. June 25, 2021). The Supreme Court held that the vast majority of class members did not suffer any “concrete harm”
Continue Reading U.S. Supreme Court Holds That Class Members Who Suffer No Concrete Harm From Statutory Violations Do Not Have Article III Standing And Cannot Recover
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, and Alex Oxyer
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a recent case out of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, the Court dismissed wrongful termination and violation of public policy claims brought by employees refusing an employer’s mandate to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The case is Bridges v. Houston
