Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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Workplace Class Action Blog

Bloomberg Law’s Erin Mulvaney Presents On The “Top Trends In Workplace Class Action Litigation”

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP

February 18, 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 and listen to Erin’s in-depth analysis. Specifically, she spoke to our viewers about the most influential Supreme…

Workplace Class Action Blog

There Is Still Time To Register For A Seyfarth Exclusive! In Person Event & Live Webinar

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP

February 12, 2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: Register today and come join us tomorrow at a Seyfarth Exclusive Event! You are invited to join Erin Mulvaney, Senior Legal Reporter at Bloomberg Law, and Seyfarth Partner Gerald (“Jerry”) L. Maatman, Jr. tomorrow for a panel discussion marking the release of Seyfarth’s 16th Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report. Please click here to register. For those of you in the Midwest, please join us in person, meet Erin and network with like-minded…

EEOC Year-End Countdown

EEOC’s Inaugural Annual Performance Report Reveals Charge Drop And Hints Of A Litigation Shift

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP

February 10, 2020

By: Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Christopher DeGroff, Matthew J. Gagnon, and Ala Salameh Seyfarth Synopsis: On February 10, 2020, the EEOC released its first-ever Annual Performance Report (“APR”) for Fiscal Year 2019 (see here). The APR is an analysis of the EEOC’s litigation goals and performance results, and contains important clues to the EEOC’s changing strategic objectives and potential future targets of heightened enforcement activity. It is a “must read” for…

Workplace Class Action Blog

EEOC’s Inaugural Annual Performance Report Reveals Charge Drop And Hints Of A Litigation Shift

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP

February 10, 2020

Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog

Cal/OSHA Guidance on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP

February 6, 2020

By Mark A.Lies, II, Brent I. Clark, Daniel R. Birnbaum, Ilana R. Morady, and Craig B. Simonsen Seyfarth Synopsis: Cal/OSHA has issued guidance on protecting workers from exposure to 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV or Coronavirus). Faithful readers are already familiar with our previous dispatches, including Chinese Coronavirus Outbreak—What Employers Need to Know; Coronavirus: Employer Liability Issues; Legal Update & January 6, 2020 Webinar–Coronavirus: Employer Liability Issues; and, of…

Workplace Class Action Blog

5 Key Trends In Workplace Class Action Litigation: Trend #5 Impact Of The #MeToo Movement

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP

February 6, 2020

By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. Seyfarth Synopsis: Seemingly overnight, the #MeToo movement emerged as a worldwide social phenomenon with significant implications for the workplace and class action litigation. By 2019, it became clear that the movement is here to stay, and was not a passing fancy. In this age of connectivity, societal movements have unprecedented speed and reach. Traditional means of spreading information and generating social change have been supplemented – if not outright replaced…

Workplace Class Action Blog

EEOC Chair Janet Dhillon’s Announcement Of Strategic Priorities: A New Era Of Transparency For The Commission?

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP

February 5, 2020

By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Christopher DeGroff, Matthew J. Gagnon, and Alex S. Oxyer Seyfarth Synopsis: On February 4, 2020, EEOC Chair Janet Dhillon’s released a list of priorities for the Commission in 2020. While the priorities primarily focus on continuing to seek justice for workers raising claims of discrimination, Chair Dhillon’s announcement also provides a welcome glimmer of hope for employers, particularly in its acknowledgment that litigation against employers should be…

Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog

Illinois State Police Provide Training on Active Shooter, Workplace Violence

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP

February 5, 2020

By James L. Curtis, Mark A. Lies, II, Adam R. Young, and Craig B. Simonsen Seyfarth Synopsis: In its introduction to its New Active shooter training materials, the Illinois State Police note that “civilians that are present at any given incident are the true first responders.” The Illinois State Police (ISP) have developed and are making publically available a training seminar on the civilian response to active violence and other critical incidents.…

Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog

Legal Update & Webinar – Coronavirus: Employer Liability Issues

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP

February 4, 2020

By Mark A.Lies, II and Daniel R. Birnbaum Seyfarth Synopsis: By now, the worldwide health authorities and media have publicized the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) (sometimes called Coronavirus) (the “virus” or “disease”) that has been first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Although the United States has only experienced several cases of the virus, it is only a matter of time before the disease surfaces in more cases throughout the country. Given high density areas of…

Workplace Class Action Blog

5 Key Trends In Workplace Class Action Litigation For 2019: Trend #4 Lower Settlement Amounts Video

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP

February 3, 2020

By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. Seyfarth Synopsis: Our previous blog post gave our readers an in-depth look at class action settlement developments in 2019, the fourth trend of this year’s Workplace Class Action Report (“WCAR”). In terms of the top ten largest settlement among substantive areas of class action litigation, the monetary value of major case resolutions remained low in 2019. In fact, as compared to 2017, top settlement numbers have declined by more…

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Bloomberg Law’s Erin Mulvaney Presents On The “Top Trends In Workplace Class Action Litigation”

There Is Still Time To Register For A Seyfarth Exclusive! In Person Event & Live Webinar

EEOC’s Inaugural Annual Performance Report Reveals Charge Drop And Hints Of A Litigation Shift

EEOC’s Inaugural Annual Performance Report Reveals Charge Drop And Hints Of A Litigation Shift

Cal/OSHA Guidance on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus

5 Key Trends In Workplace Class Action Litigation: Trend #5 Impact Of The #MeToo Movement

EEOC Chair Janet Dhillon’s Announcement Of Strategic Priorities: A New Era Of Transparency For The Commission?

Illinois State Police Provide Training on Active Shooter, Workplace Violence

Legal Update & Webinar – Coronavirus: Employer Liability Issues

5 Key Trends In Workplace Class Action Litigation For 2019: Trend #4 Lower Settlement Amounts Video

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