Seyfarth Synopsis: In a recent case out of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, the Court dismissed wrongful termination and violation of public policy claims brought by employees refusing an employer’s...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas recently reaffirmed the lenient standard courts utilize when deciding a motion for conditional certification of a collective action brought under the Age...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 14, 2021, the EEOC approved and issued newly updated procedures regarding its delegation of litigation authority and procedures, as well as its revised procedures for participating in cases as...more
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 by the EEOC and a defendant, taking issue with the decree’s...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On November 16, 2020, the EEOC released its “Agency Financial Report” (“AFR”) for Fiscal Year 2020. The AFR is a data compilation regarding the EEOC’s financial health, initiatives, and guiding principles,...more
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 with the settlement of a 43-year old sex discrimination...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In the last fiscal year before the November 2020 election, the EEOC made significant changes to many of its programs, all in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Like most employers across the...more
10/1/2020
/ ADEA ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Annual Filings ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
Retaliation ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration
Seyfarth Synopsis: In McKenzie Law Firm, P.A., et al. v. Ruby Receptionists, Inc., 18-CV-1921, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 94299 (D. Or. May 29, 2020), the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon lessened the standard for...more
6/9/2020
/ Absenteeism ,
Breach of Contract ,
Class Action ,
Class Members ,
Defense Strategies ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
False Billing ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Private Communications ,
Unjust Enrichment
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin recently cast doubt on employers’ ability to strike the class allegations in a complaint early in litigation. ...more
4/27/2020
/ Airline Employees ,
Airlines ,
Aviation Industry ,
Delta Airlines ,
Design Defects ,
Discovery ,
Employment Litigation ,
Lands End ,
Motion To Strike ,
Negligence ,
Occupational Exposure ,
Pleading Standards ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Uniforms
Seyfarth Synopsis: In Johnson v. Airbus Defense & Space Inc., No. 5:17-CV-2150, 2020 WL 1675776 (N.D. Ala. Apr. 6, 2020), the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama recently granted an employer’s motion for...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In Rusis, et al. v. Int’l Bus. Machines Corp., No. 18 Civ. 8434, 2020 WL 1151322, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 10, 2020), the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently declined to...more
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...more
1/20/2020
/ Adequacy Requirement ,
Article III ,
Chipotle Grill ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
Commonality ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
English-Only Rules ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
FEHA ,
Food Service Workers ,
Former Employee ,
FRCP 23 ,
Harassment ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Job Promotions ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Managers ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Numerosity ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Retaliation ,
Standing ,
Supervisors ,
Typicality