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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Private Civil Consumer Financial Services Litigation to Partially Fill CFPB Void - Part 1
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The Briefing: About Face – Courts Weigh AI Face-Swapping Technology and Celebrity Rights
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Ad Law Tool Kit Show – Episode 6 – Mitigating Class Action Exposure
Mass Torts vs. Class Actions: A Tale of Two Strategies
Fierce Competition Podcast | Letter From London: The Rise of UK Class Actions and the Competition Appeal Tribunal
JONES DAY TALKS®: Collective Actions in Spain: A Look Around and the View Ahead
Entertainment Law Update Episode 160 – August/September 2023
JONES DAY TALKS®: Class Actions Worldview Guide: Part 1–The United States and European Union
Eleventh Circuit Grants en banc Review to Resolve Controversial TCPA Standing Ruling
2022 Year in Review and Look Ahead Crossover With FCRA Focus - The Consumer Finance Podcast
2022 Year in Review and Look Ahead Crossover With The Consumer Finance Podcast - FCRA Focus
Fifth Circuit Affirms District Court’s Striking of Class Allegations
In an important decision for employers who use AI software in making hiring decisions, a California federal district court granted preliminary collective certification under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) to...more
A federal judge just allowed a job applicant’s lawsuit against Workday to move forward as a nationwide class action, ruling that the company’s AI-powered hiring tools may have had a discriminatory impact on applicants over...more
The most significant development last month in the law of independent contractors was not one of the four cases we summarize below but rather a bill passed by the New York Senate. ...more
In recent months, Massachusetts employers have seen a flurry of lie detector-related litigation – all because unsuspecting employers failed to include a necessary disclaimer in their applications. A relatively obscure state...more
On Dec. 9, 2024, a divided panel of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a class action lawsuit by New Jersey job applicants denied employment by Walmart because they tested positive for cannabis. The...more
The leading educational and networking conference — from the premier firm for employment + labor law - Join us at Workplace Horizons 2025, where attorneys, in-house counsel and HR leaders come together to share and solve...more
A frustrated job applicant who won court approval to advance his employment discrimination lawsuit against an AI-based vendor is now looking to ratchet up the pressure and expand his claim into a national class action. His...more
On January 10, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida approved a nearly $1.5 million settlement agreement in a case brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against a retail...more
Federal Agency Charges Alabama Recycler Refused to Hire Females for Laborer Positions - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Delaware-based TCI of Alabama, LLC, a recycler of large items such as transformers and electrical equipment,...more
Settles Federal Suit Company Refused to Hire Women for Driver and Warehouse Positions - MIAMI – Kane’s Furniture, LLC, a Florida-based furniture retail company, will pay $1,482,748.00 in monetary relief and provide...more
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court’s recent decision in Zaragoza v. Union Pacific Railroad (“Zaragoza”) has highlighted key issues in class action lawsuits and the application of tolling principles. The plaintiff’s previous...more
You’ve gone through the hiring process, sent out an offer letter, and all that remains is the background check. But what happens when the results raise a red flag? You may decide to rescind the offer, but it’s not as simple...more
The cofounders of FanDuel are stepping up their efforts to recoup lost equity from the company’s 2018 acquisition by European bookmaker Paddy Power Betfair, which later rebranded to Flutter Entertainment....more
A California federal court just allowed a frustrated job applicant to proceed with an employment discrimination lawsuit against an AI-based vendor after more than 100 employers that use the vendor’s screening tools rejected...more
Federal Agency Charges Dealership Fired Female Manager and Replaced Her With Less Experienced Male - ST. LOUIS – Vicars Powersports, a McAlester, Oklahoma retailer of motorsports vehicles, will pay $75,000 and furnish...more
Over the last decade, Illinois employers have been faced with a rash of class action lawsuits under the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), causing many employers to pay hefty sums and alter their biometric timekeeping...more
On March 18, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States (the “Supreme Court”) denied a petition for writ of certiorari brought by McDonald’s USA, LLC (“McDonald’s”). McDonald’s had asked the Supreme Court to review a...more
If it’s a typical subject of a class action lawsuit, it’s likely one of the EEOC’s New Year’s resolutions. Just one month into 2024, some of us are already questioning whether we were a bit too ambitious with our New...more
In recent months, the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) has intensified its scrutiny of employer qualification standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This trend follows the EEOC’s...more
Two recent developments involving the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division ("DOJ") highlight potential risks and opportunities for companies facing immigration-related employment matters....more
In June of 2022, McDonald’s obtained a judgment on the pleadings, ending antitrust litigation challenging the legality of the no-hire restraints it previously included in its franchise agreements. More than a year later, the...more
A recent Ninth Circuit panel held that Hyatt employees who were “laid off” in March 2020 were entitled to payment of their accrued vacation time immediately, even though the employees were not officially terminated until June...more
We previously reported here on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) lawsuit alleging that a group of affiliated employers engaged in age discrimination through the use of artificial intelligence...more
A private class-action complaint claimed that the department store, Saks, and several luxury brands (including Louis Vuitton, Loro Piana, Prada, Brunello and Fendi) violated Federal Antitrust laws when they agreed that each...more
Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the first quarter of 2023. In this edition, in pork we antitrust, paid time off is not pay, and if it’s free, it won’t cost...more