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By Jennifer A. Riley, Andrew Scroggins, and Tyler Zmick

Seyfarth Synopsis: As we previously reported, employers generally have found success when the U.S. Supreme Court takes up questions about the arbitrability of workplace disputes. The unanimous decision in Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon bucks that trend, denying employers a clear victory and holding that those who load cargo …
Continue Reading The U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Industry-Based Reading Of FAA’s Transportation Worker Exemption, Reduces Visibility For Workers Challenging Arbitration Agreements

By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr.

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.

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 …
Continue Reading It Is Here – Seyfarth’s 2022 Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report 

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

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.

This will…
Continue Reading The 2021 Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report Is Almost Here!

By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Matthew J. Gagnon, and Alex W. Karasik

Seyfarth Synopsis:  In a landmark decision for gay and transgender employees, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, No. 17-1618, 2020 U.S. LEXIS 3252 (June 15, 2020), that Title VII prohibits discrimination against gay or transgender employees as a form of …
Continue Reading U.S. Supreme Court’s Rules That Title VII Protects LGBT Workers, Likely To Expand The EEOC’s Eye On Employers

By: Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Christopher DeGroff, Matthew J. Gagnon, and Alex S. Oxyer

Seyfarth Synopsis:  On June 5, 2020, the EEOC rolled out a new webpage specifically addressing its procedures for instituting Commissioner charges and directed investigations. The webpage provides much-needed insight into these important tools in the EEOC’s arsenal and is a must-read for any …

Continue Reading EEOC Update: The Commission Unveils New Guidance To Provide More Transparency For Commissioner Charges And Directed Investigations

Seyfarth Synopsis: Jerry Maatman, Seyfarth’s chair of the firm’s class action defense group, discusses top Supreme Court cases on the docket for 2020 relating to the scope of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

In this video blog, Jerry discusses the differing views of the EEOC and the Department of Justice on interpretation of the reach…
Continue Reading Video Blog: Seyfarth’s Jerry Maatman Discusses Top Title VII Supreme Court Cases In 2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: Last week, we were honored to have Erin Mulvaney, Senior Legal Reporter for Bloomberg Law, as our guest speaker for Seyfarth Shaw’s “Top Trends In Workplace Class Action Litigation” book launch event.  As the official book launch of our 16th Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report, attendees participated in the live event webcast and tuned in to see …
Continue Reading Bloomberg Law’s Erin Mulvaney Presents On The “Top Trends In Workplace Class Action Litigation”

Seyfarth Synopsis: Our recent blog post closely examined pivotal rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2019, which was the second trend of the 16th Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report (WCAR). Today in the WCAR video series, watch Seyfarth partner Jerry Maatman’s analysis of the Supreme Court’s significant rulings in 2019. In addition to providing an overview of a …
Continue Reading 5 Key Trends In Workplace Class Action Litigation For 2019: #2 High-Impact Rulings Video

By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr.

Seyfarth Synopsis: The second key trend from our 16th Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report involves rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court. Over the past few years, the Supreme Court has issued a number of rulings that impacted the prosecution and defense of class actions in significant ways. Today, we provide readers with an outline …
Continue Reading 5 Key Trends In Workplace Class Action Litigation For 2019: The Impact Of U.S. Supreme Court Rulings