Employers facing potential layoffs might find interesting a recent article in Workforce.com about the risk of potential class actions as a result of reductions in force. The article addresses the EEOC’s stated strategy to increase class action filings against employers and provides tips on measures that can be taken to minimize class action exposure. http://www.workforce.com/section/09/feature/25/45/73/254577.html
Archive for April 23rd, 2008
Workforce.com Article Provides Tips for Employers to Reduce Class Action Exposure
Posted in Articles, Class Action Trends, Employment Class Actions, Practice Tips, tagged age discrimination, discrimination, EEOC, employee, FLSA, gender discrimination, race discrimination, reductions-in-force, sex discrimination, Title VII on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What Does It Mean When a Federal Appeals Court Denies Appeal of a Class Certification Order?
Posted in Articles, Practice Tips, rule 23, Uncategorized, tagged 9th circuit, appellate review, class action appeal, ninth circuit, vista capable on April 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Does a United States Circuit Court of Appeals decision not to review an order granting or denying class certification mean that the appellate court agreed with the class certification order? Not necessarily. Since 1998, Rule 23(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure has provided a way to seek appellate review of a federal district court’s grant or [...]

