The Seventh Circuit’s decision in Richards v. Eli Lilly & Co. represents the most significant shift in collective action procedure in the circuit in decades. For many years, district courts in the circuit have utilized the...more
8/18/2025
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Age Discrimination ,
Appellate Courts ,
Collective Actions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Discovery ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Jurisdiction ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Notice Requirements ,
Opt-In ,
Statutory Interpretation
In a recent decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit clarified that an employer can violate the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) by discouraging an employee from taking FMLA leave, even...more
Despite the best of intentions to comply with the myriad of laws, orders and recommendations and to “do right” by employees while dealing with the current pandemic and recession, employers remain vulnerable to a whole host of...more
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The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) is the most stringent privacy law in the country providing claimants with a private right of action without alleging actual injury....more
10/16/2019
/ Arbitration Agreements ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Diversity Jurisdiction ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Fingerprints ,
Jurisdiction ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Private Right of Action