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: The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 564 U.S. 338 (2011), still lords over employment discrimination class actions nearly a decade later. Indeed, Nelson, et al. v. Pace...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The government’s anti-discrimination watchdog can be extremely aggressive in pursuing discrimination claims, including pursuing those claims after an employer files for bankruptcy. ...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In the midst of a legal landscape that is seemingly pro-arbitration, employers should recognize that employees still have a few strategies to oppose arbitration or invalidate an arbitration agreement. ...more
7/26/2018
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Bifurcation ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Class Certification ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Motion to Compel ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Title VII
Title VII requires employers to make “reasonable accommodations” for an employee’s religious practices. But what is “reasonable” has been the subject of much debate and litigation. ...more
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 certifying a class of Haitian blueberry pickers who asserted Title VII discrimination claims, Judge James Moody of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida issued a sua sponte order...more
12/12/2016
/ Agricultural Workers ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Damages ,
Decertify ,
FRCP 23 ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Race Discrimination ,
Seasonal Workers ,
Sua Sponte ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: After a black woman’s employment offer was rescinded because she refused to cut off her dreadlocks in violation of a company grooming policy, the EEOC sued under Title VII for discrimination on the basis...more