Seyfarth Synopsis: On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court changed course and dismissed the writ of certiorari that it previously had granted in Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings v. Davis, No. 24-304 (U.S. June 5, 2025). In doing so,
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New Executive Order Directs Federal Agencies to Deprioritize Disparate Impact: What Employers Need to Know Now
By: Annette Tyman, Rachel V. See, Andrew L. Scroggins, and Christopher J. DeGroff
Seyfarth Synopsis: On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy.” The Order declares a…
Back To The Drawing Board: Federal Court Denies Consent Decree Approval To EEOC Consent Decree
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Alex S. Oxyer, and Alex W. Karasik
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a recent ruling out of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, the Court denied approval of a consent decree agreed upon…
The 2021 Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report Is Almost Here!
Leaving The Laches Open: Federal Court Denies Employer’s Dispositive Motions Despite EEOC’s Seven-Year Delay In Filing Suit
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, and Alex W. Karasik
Seyfarth Synopsis: In an EEOC-initiated lawsuit – EEOC v. LogistiCare Solutions LLC, No. 20-CV-852, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 215486 (D. Ariz. Nov. 18, 2020) – involving…
EEOC Update: Commission’s Litigation Report Card Trumpets A Surge In Recoveries And A Cut In Backlog
By: Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Christopher DeGroff, Matthew J. Gagnon, and Alex S. Oxyer
Seyfarth Synopsis: On November 16, 2020, the EEOC released its “Agency Financial Report” (“AFR”) for Fiscal Year 2020 (here). The AFR is…
Petition For Additional Attorneys’ Fees Denied By D.C. Court In Largest Employment Discrimination Class Action Settlement In U.S. History
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, and Alex Oxyer
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a recent ruling out of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the Court assessed a petition for attorney’s fees filed in conjunction…
Class Certification Denied In Bus Company Discrimination Suit
By Gerald L. Maatman and Michael L. DeMarino
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 564 U.S. 338 (2011), still lords over employment discrimination class actions nearly a decade later. Indeed, Nelson, et al.…
Six Workplace Class Action Trends That Employers Should Anticipate With A Biden White House
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Jennifer A. Riley
Seyfarth Synopsis: With the final election results in (or nearly in…), and the White House set to turn “blue” for the next four years, employers can expect the change to bring…
EEOC Update: The Commission Holds Public Meeting On Cooperation Between EEOC, DOJ, And DOL
By: Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Christopher DeGroff, Matthew J. Gagnon, and Alex S. Oxyer
Seyfarth Synopsis: On November 2, 2020, the EEOC held its first public meeting of its fiscal year, and the first meeting with its…