On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court changed course and dismissed the writ of certiorari that it previously had granted in Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings v. Davis, No. 24-304 (U.S. June 5, 2025). In doing so,...more
6/13/2025
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Appeals ,
Article III ,
California ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Damages ,
Denial of Certiorari ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
FRCP 23 ,
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings v Davis ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
Title III ,
Uninjured Class Members ,
Unruh Civil Rights Act
Seyfarth Synopsis: One of the most anticipated employment cases of the term was recently argued before the United States Supreme Court. In Muldrow v. City of St. Louis the Court requested the parties address the issue:...more
12/21/2023
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employee Transfers ,
Employees ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Hostile Environment ,
Muldrow v City of St Louis ,
Oral Argument ,
Performance Reviews ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Retaliation ,
SCOTUS ,
Title VII
Seyfarth Synopsis: As we previously reported, employers generally have found success when the United States Supreme Court takes up questions about the arbitrability of workplace disputes. The unanimous decision in Southwest...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: As we previously reported, employers generally have found success when the U.S. Supreme Court takes up questions about the arbitrability of workplace disputes. The unanimous decision in Southwest Airlines...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In one of the most significant employment cases in memory, a sharply divided United States Supreme Court held today that employers may require employees, as a condition of employment, to enter into...more
5/21/2018
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Employment Litigation ,
Epic Systems Corp v Lewis ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
SCOTUS
Seyfarth Synopsis: The NLRB has withdrawn the significant concession it offered at oral argument on the nature of the NLRA rights it seeks to assert in the face of employers’ mandatory arbitration programs....more
10/4/2017
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Collective Actions ,
Epic Systems Corp v Lewis ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
SCOTUS