Illinois continues to adopt additional privacy and security legislation. The Prairie State is home to the Biometric Information Privacy Act, first of its kind legislation regulating the collection and possession of biometric information, and also the Personal Information Protection Act,
Employment Class and Collective Action Update
Employment Class and Collective Action Update, published by Jackson Lewis P.C., focuses on developments in employment-related class and collective action litigation. The blog covers topics such as wage and hour collective actions, biometric privacy claims, COVID-19-related employment lawsuits, and evolving case law affecting employer liability in class actions. It also addresses statutory interpretation issues, procedural rulings, and trends in multi-plaintiff employment litigation. The content includes analysis of court decisions, legislative changes, and practical implications for employers managing class and collective employment disputes.
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Jackson Lewis Complex Class Action Summit – November 8th
Join Jackson Lewis P.C.’s Class Actions and Complex Litigation attorneys on November 8th for a full day CLE program where we will discuss key strategies for defending and avoiding class actions. We will also review new trends and challenges facing…
Class Action Trends Report Summer 2019
Our quarterly report discusses new developments in class action litigation and offers strategic guidance and tactical tips on how to defend such claims. This issue covers the following topics:
- Data privacy: The newest class action threat
- California Consumer Privacy Act
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Eleventh Circuit Ruling May Impact TCPA Class Actions
Last week, the Eleventh Circuit ruled that a single unsolicited text message doesn’t meet the harm requirement necessary to proceed with a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) claim. The Eleventh Circuit ruling, Salcedo v. Hanna, reverses a decision by a…
COBRA Notices Potentially Subject to Class Action Litigation if Not Complete
Recently in Florida, three separate class action lawsuits alleged that the employer’s Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act (COBRA) notice did not comply with the Department of Labor regulation.
COBRA, an amendment to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), applies to…
Georgia Supreme Court May Weigh in on Standing in Data Breach Litigation
The Georgia Supreme Court may weigh in on the hot issue plaguing data breach class action litigation across the nation, must a data breach victim suffer actual financial loss to recover damages, or is the threat of future harm enough?…
Supreme Court’s Epic Systems Decision on Arbitration Interpreted Broadly by Labor Board
An employer may lawfully issue to its employees a new or revised mandatory arbitration agreement containing a class- and collective-action waiver specifying that employment disputes are to be resolved by individualized arbitration, even if it was in response to employees…
Personal Anecdotes and Perceived Disparity in the Workplace Insufficient to Certify a Class Action
A federal judge in Kentucky recently ruled that anecdotal accounts alone cannot support a class claim of discrimination without “substantial statistical evidence of company-wide discrimination.” Freeman v. Delta Air Lines, No. 2:15-cv-160 (WOB-CJS) (E.D. Ky. June 14, 2019).
Federal District…
The Next Wave? Serial Discrimination Filings from Prior Class Claims
Notwithstanding the employers’ victory at the U.S. Supreme Court in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, which made it clear that arbitration and class action waiver regimes do not violate the National Labor Relations Act, employers are now facing another obstacle:…
Class Action Trends Report Spring 2019
Our quarterly report discusses new developments in class action litigation and offers strategic guidance and tactical tips on how to defend such claims. This issue covers the following topics:
- Who gets notice of a collective action – and why it
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