By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, and Alex S. Oxyer
Seyfarth Synopsis: “Objector blackmail” occurs in the class settlement approval process when a few class members object to a proposed settlement and, after the district court
The Workplace Class Action Blog, published by Seyfarth Shaw LLP, focuses on developments and analysis related to class action litigation in the employment context. It covers topics such as Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforcement trends, class certification issues, federal court decisions affecting workplace class actions, and regulatory changes impacting employer obligations. The blog also addresses litigation strategies, government agency policies, and significant court rulings that influence class action claims involving discrimination, accessibility, and employment practices. It serves as a resource for understanding the evolving landscape of workplace class actions and related federal enforcement activity.
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, and Alex S. Oxyer
Seyfarth Synopsis: “Objector blackmail” occurs in the class settlement approval process when a few class members object to a proposed settlement and, after the district court…
By: Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Christopher DeGroff, Matthew J. Gagnon, and Alex S. Oxyer
Seyfarth Synopsis: On August 18, 2020, the EEOC held a public meeting to address a notice of proposed rulemaking containing potential substantive amendments…
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Jennifer A. Riley
Seyfarth Synopsis – Following a familiar fact pattern, after a named Plaintiff filed a putative class action in Bird, et al. v. Barr, No. 19-CV-1581 (D.D.C. July 23, 2020), she complained that…
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Alex S. Oxyer, andPaul M. Waldera
Seyfarth Synopsis: In New York v. Department of Labor, the U.S. District Court for The Southern District of New York recently invalidated large sections of the…
By: Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Christopher DeGroff, Matthew J. Gagnon, and Alex S. Oxyer
Seyfarth Synopsis: On August 3, 2020, the EEOC announced in a press release that it will resume issuing charge closure documents, or “Notices…
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Jennifer A. Riley
Seyfarth Synopsis: In the first ruling in response to the slew of room and board refund class actions filed in the wake of COVID-19, on July 29, 2020, in Rosenkrantz v.…
By Jennifer A. Riley, Christina M. Janice, and Alex Oxyer
Seyfarth Synopsis: On July 14, 2020, Judge James Donato of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California became the latest to deny appointment of class…
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Workplace Class Action Blog has provided analysis on important class action decisions and legal updates for over 10 years. We are happy to announce to our loyal blog readers that the U.S.…
By: Matthew Gagnon, Steve Shardonofsky, Jim Swartz, and Coby Turner
The COVID-19 pandemic has spawned a wave of employment litigation directly and indirectly based on COVID-19-related health risks and employers’ response to the crisis. Seyfarth has been…
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Jennifer A. Riley
Seyfarth Synopsis: While many businesses hoped that the U.S. Supreme Court would blow up the ban on autodialed calls in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), on July 6, 2020, the …