Seyfarth Synopsis: The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on all aspects of life in 2020. Its impact extended to the legal system in general and workplace class actions in particular. The pandemic spiked class actions (of all varieties) and litigation over all types of workplace issues. As the pandemic took hold, the plaintiffs’ bar retooled their class action theories
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Seyfarth’s 2021 Workplace Class Action Litigation Report Is Now Available!
Seyfarth Synopsis: Seyfarth’s 17th Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report analyzes 1,548 rulings and is our most comprehensive Report ever at 850 pages.
Click here to access the microsite featuring all the Report highlights. You can read about the five major trends of the past year, order your copy of the eBook, and download Chapters
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The 2021 Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report Is Almost Here!
Seyfarth Synopsis: Happy Holidays to 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 2021 Report to our readers from our Blog.
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Class Certification Denied In Bus Company Discrimination Suit
By Gerald L. Maatman and Michael L. DeMarino
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 564 U.S. 338 (2011), still lords over employment discrimination class actions nearly a decade later. Indeed, Nelson, et al. v. Pace Suburban Bus, et al., No. 17 C 7697, 2020 WL 6565241, at *1 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 9,
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California Federal Court Provides Insight On The Viability Of Class Waivers In The Era Of COVID-19
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, and Alex Oxyer
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a recent decision from the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, the Court examined the viability of class action waivers in the face of claims that the defendants’ negligence led to an outbreak of COVID-19. Ultimately holding that the class waivers previously signed
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Another Federal Court Suggests That, To Meet Adequacy Requirements, Class Counsel Should Reflect The Diversity Of The Putative Class
By Jennifer A. Riley, Christina M. Janice, and Alex Oxyer
Seyfarth Synopsis: On July 14, 2020, Judge James Donato of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California became the latest to deny appointment of class counsel in a class action based on lack of diversity, including lack of diversity in gender (all male) and experience
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California Court Of Appeal Denies Oracle’s Petition For A Writ Of Mandate Or A Writ Of Prohibition To Reverse Class Certification Order
By: Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Michael L. DeMarino, and Andrew Welker
Seyfarth Synopsis: On April 30, 2020, the California Superior Court granted class certification against Oracle America Inc., allowing former employees to represent a class of over 4,100 women for claims of alleged discrimination in violation of California’s Equal Pay Act. Following the Superior Court’s class certification
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Arizona Federal Court Recommends Class Certification On The Basis Of Demographic Studies
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Alex S. Oxyer, and Paul M. Waldera
Seyfarth Synopsis: In Toomey v. Arizona, No. 19-CV-0035, 2020 WL 2465707 (D. Ariz. May 12, 2020), a Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona recommended the certification of class claims brought under Title VII and the Equal Protection Clause regarding
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Acclaim For Seyfarth’s Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report
Seyfarth Synopsis: In its recent review of Seyfarth’s 2020 Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report, EPLiC called it the “must have” resource that corporate counsel “cannot afford to be without it…”
We are humbled and honored by the recent review of our 2020 Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report by Employment Practices Liability Consultant Magazine (“EPLiC”) – the review is
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Ohio Federal Court Rules That Varying “Interests” And “Feelings” Among Putative Class Members Prevents Class Certification
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, and Alex S. Oxyer
Seyfarth Synopsis: Although federal courts are certifying class actions at a record rate, a recent opinion by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio demonstrates that the requirements of Rule 23 are not mere formalities. In Littler v. Ohio Association of Public
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