Seyfarth Synopsis: The third key trend from our 16th Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report involves governmental enforcement litigation, including an overview of priorities and filings by the EEOC, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the National Labor Relations Board.  Read the full breakdown below! On the governmental enforcement front, the past several years have demonstrated that the Trump Administration and its appointed officials at the EEOC have not appreciably deviated from the Commission’s spirited pursuit…

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 groundbreaking year at the Supreme Court, Jerry also previews what employers should expect from the Court…

By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, Alex S. Oxyer, Andrew D. Welker Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 15, 2020, in Guzman v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., No. 17-CV-02606-HSG, 2020 WL 227567 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 15, 2020), Judge Haywood Gilliam of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California denied a motion for class certification brought by Chipotle employees of Mexican and/or Hispanic national origin working in the company’s California restaurants. The…

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 of the most important workplace rulings issued by the Supreme Court in 2019, as well as which upcoming…