In a year in which we saw a record number of religious accommodation charges and lawsuits, the Supreme Court has “clarified” the religious accommodation standard that employers and the EEOC have relied upon for more than 46...more
In this issue of the Jackson Lewis Class Action Trends Report, we welcome the New Year and look back at the most significant developments affecting employment class and collective action litigation in 2022. We also look ahead...more
1/31/2023
/ Arbitration ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Class Action ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
OSHA ,
Pay Rates ,
Payroll Companies ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
SCOTUS ,
Software ,
Wage and Hour
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a forceful rebuke against what it found to be agency overreach. West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, No. 20-1530 (June 30, 2022)....more
7/14/2022
/ Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Coal Industry ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
National Federation of Independent Business v Department of Labor and OSHA ,
Natural Gas ,
NLRA ,
OSHA ,
Popular ,
Power Plants ,
SCOTUS ,
West Virginia v EPA
Legal precedent, including language from the U.S. Supreme Court, requires federal courts to take a broad view of the “but-for” causation standard for determining unlawful age discrimination in the workplace, Equal Employment...more
2/26/2021
/ ADEA ,
Age Discrimination ,
Appellate Courts ,
But For Causation ,
Causation ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Discrimination ,
Disparate Treatment ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Retaliation ,
SCOTUS ,
Summary Judgment ,
Title VII