Seyfarth Synopsis: As the COVID-19 era continues to unfold, many employers have adopted back-to-work polices that include mandatory vaccinations for their employees. In Beckerich, et al. v. St. Elizabeth Medical Center, et...more
9/30/2021
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Mandates ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Popular ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Exemption ,
Title VII ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: Defendants can remove lawsuits filed in state courts to federal courts if they meet the statutory requirements for removal under either 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a) or the Class Action Fairness Act. In Home Depot U....more
5/30/2019
/ CAFA ,
Class Action ,
Co-Defendants ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Counterclaims ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
General Removal Provisions ,
Home Depot USA Inc v Jackson ,
Jurisdiction ,
Remand ,
Removal ,
SCOTUS ,
Third-Party
Seyfarth Synopsis: Professional class settlement objectors can be a thorn-in-the-side for employers and class counsel attempting to settle class actions. ...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Although back pay has been awarded in Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) cases for quite some time, few courts have specifically addressed whether these damages are discretionary or mandatory. In...more
9/24/2018
/ ADEA ,
Age Discrimination ,
Appeals ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Discrimination ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Contributions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Law Enforcement ,
Public Employees ,
Remand ,
Retirement Plan ,
Summary Judgment
Seyfarth Synopsis: In E.E.O.C. v. Scott Medical Health Center, P.C. No. CV 16-225, 2017 WL 5493975, at *2 (W.D. Pa. Nov. 16, 2017), a default judgement of liability was entered against the defendant company for sex-based...more
11/22/2017
/ Back Pay ,
Compensatory Damages ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Damage Caps ,
Damages ,
Default Judgment ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Preponderance of the Evidence ,
Punitive Damages ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
Seyfarth Synopsis: After thirty-three former employees who signed release agreements requiring individual arbitration of ADEA claims collectively sued their employer for age discrimination, the employer moved to compel...more
4/24/2017
/ ADEA ,
Age Discrimination ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Collective Actions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
General Mills ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Release Agreements
Seyfarth Synopsis: The EEOC sued an employer for Equal Pay Act violations, claiming that Maryland Insurance Administration failed to pay three female fraud investigators the same wages as comparable male fraud investigators....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Hispanic employees of a poultry processing plant alleged harassment and abuse on the job. The company claimed that the employees’ allegations were fabricated in order to obtain U visas, which are available...more
10/4/2016
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Harassment ,
Hostile Environment ,
Immigrants ,
Interlocutory Appeals ,
Physical Abuse ,
Remand ,
Sexual Harassment ,
U Visas ,
Vacated