By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Alex W. Karasik
Seyfarth Synopsis: In an EEOC-initiated religious discrimination suit involving an employer’s alleged imposition of “Onionhead” religious practices, a federal district court in New York recently denied the employer’s motion for a
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Another Court Takes A Bite Out Of Forum Shopping: Plaintiffs Must Bring Nationwide Class Claims Where Defendants Are Incorporated Or Maintain Their Headquarters
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Jennifer Riley
Seyfarth Synopsis: In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California, 137 S. Ct. 1773, 1780 (2017), numerous district courts across the country
Register Now For Seyfarth’s Annual EEOC-Initiated Litigation Report Webinar On March 5th!
Seyfarth Synopsis: EEOC-Initiated Litigation: FY 2019, examines the EEOC’s filings in 2019, and analyzes the significant legal decisions and trends impacting EEOC litigation in 2020. It is a definitive source of information that focuses exclusively on EEOC-related litigation. Our
Seyfarth’s Jerry Maatman Presents On 2019 Class Action Trend #4 Settlement Numbers And Trend #5 The #MeToo Movement
Seyfarth Synopsis: With this final video blog posting, we conclude our series of presentations by WCAR author Jerry Maatman on workplace class action litigation developments. Jerry’s discussion of key trends includes the low settlement numbers in 2019 after historically high
Mooting Monster Class Actions: Illinois Supreme Court Decision Provides Framework For Employers
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Alex W. Karasik
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Illinois Supreme Court recently affirmed a state appellate court’s holding that in class action lawsuits, an effective tender made before a named plaintiff files a class certification
Seyfarth’s Jerry Maatman Presents On 2019 Class Action Trend #2: Supreme Court Rulings & Trend #3: Governmental Enforcement Litigation
Seyfarth Synopsis: On February 13, 2020, Jerry Maatman, Seyfarth’s co-chair of its class action defense group, hosted a book launch event – for the 16th Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report – discussing key trends in workplace class action litigation in
Seyfarth’s Jerry Maatman Presents On 2019 Class Action Trend #1: Certification Trends
Seyfarth Synopsis: At our recent book launch for the 2020 Workplace Class Action, we discussed a circuit by circuit analysis of 303 certification orders in 2019. That analysis revealed interesting results including Plaintiff-centric success in certifying wage & hour cases
Video Blog: Seyfarth’s Jerry Maatman and Alex Karasik Discuss The Impact Of New State Laws On Illinois Employers
Seyfarth Synopsis: Jerry Maatman, Seyfarth’s senior partner who chairs our class action defense group, is joined by Alex Karasik, a labor and employment associate at Seyfarth, in discussing the impact of new state laws on Illinois workplaces, including the Illinois
Bloomberg Law’s Erin Mulvaney Presents On The “Top Trends In Workplace Class Action Litigation”
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
There Is Still Time To Register For A Seyfarth Exclusive! In Person Event & Live Webinar
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