Surveys of corporate counsel confirm that complex workplace litigation – and especially class actions and multi-plaintiff lawsuits – are one of the chief exposures driving corporate legal budgetary expenditures, as well as the type of legal dispute that causes the most concern for their companies.
As profiled in our Workplace Class Action Report for 2017, federal and state courts
Continue Reading The Statistics Underlying Workplace Class Action Certification Rulings In 2016 – Trend #3
In the third post of our series on workplace class action issues, this blog posting focuses on the statistical study of class certification rulings throughout the Unites States in 2016. Not unlike real estate, location – in terms of venue, the assigned judge, and applicable circuit case law – is an all-important factor in class certification dynamics.
Introduction
Federal and
Continue Reading The Story Behind Class Certification Statistics In 2016 And What It Means For Employers
Our 2017 Workplace Class Action Report is now available.
At 881 pages, our 13th Annual Report analyzes 1,331 rulings and is our biggest and best Report ever.
Click here to order your copy in eBook format. Click here to download Chapter 1 on the 2017 Executive Summary/Key Trends.
Our annual webinar on the Report is now set for February 21,
Continue Reading It’s Here – Seyfarth’s 2017 Workplace Class Action Report
By Lorie Almon, Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., and Amanda Sonneborn
Back by popular demand, our Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report Webinar is on Monday, February 1, 2016. Click here to register and attend. It’s free!
Across all varieties of workplace litigation, class action dynamics increasingly have been shaped and influenced by recent rulings in the U.S. Supreme
Continue Reading 12th Annual Workplace Class Action Report Webinar: Looking Back At Key Developments Of 2015 And What Lies Ahead In 2016
Our 2016 Workplace Class Action Report is now available. At 853 pages, it analyzes 1,314 rulings and is our biggest and best Report ever.
Click here to order your copy in eBook format. Click here to download Chapter 1 on the 2015 Executive Summary/Key Trends. Our annual webinar on the Report is now set for
Continue Reading It’s Here – Seyfarth’s 2016 Workplace Class Action Report
Happy Holiday season to our loyal readers of the Workplace Class Action Blog!
Our elves are busy at work this holiday season in wrapping up the galley proofs of our start-of-the-year kick-off publication – Seyfarth Shaw’s Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report.
We anticipate going to press in the first week of January, and launching
Continue Reading The 2016 Workplace Class Action Report Is Just Around The Corner…
Happy Thanksgiving to our loyal readers of the Workplace Class Action Blog!
We are busy at work as the holiday season begins in finalizing our start-of-the-year kick-off publication – Seyfarth Shaw’s Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report.
We anticipate going to press in the first week of January, and launching the 2016 Report to our
Continue Reading Happy Thanksgiving To Our Readers In The Class Action World
By Gerald L. Maatman Jr. and Howard M. Wexler
In a decision worth reading for all class action practitioners, especially those who face Equal Pay Act (“EPA”) issues, Judge Ronnie Abrams of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied equitable tolling of the statute of limitations period in a high profile gender discrimination case. Judge
Continue Reading Time’s Up! Court Refuses To Equitably Toll Statute Of Limitations In EPA Action
By Christopher M. Cascino and Gerald L. Maatman, Jr.
On March 10, 2015, the Administrative Office Of The U.S. Courts released its annual statistics, showing the number of cases filed by subject matter during the 12-month periods ending September 30, 2009 through September 30, 2014. These statistics confirm what we reported in our 11th Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation
Continue Reading Statistics Released By The Administrative Office Of The U.S. Courts Confirm That Wage & Hour Cases Represent The Most Significant Exposure To Employers Under Workplace Laws
Our 2015 Report is now ready. At 844 pages, it analyzes 1,219 rulings and is our biggest and best Report ever.
Click here to order your copy in eBook format. Click here to download Chapters 1 and 2 on the 2015 Executive Summary/Key Trends and the Top Class Action Settlements.
The Report is the sole
Continue Reading It’s Here – The 2015 Workplace Class Action Litigation Report
