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Report Link Dukes v. Wal-Mart: Wal-Mart Loses Initial 9th Circuit Battle, but Who Will Win the Class Certification War?Littler Mendelson, P.C. - February 12, 2007 On February 6, 2007, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a federal district court's 2004 decision certifying a nationwide class of approximately 1.6 million current and former female employees alleging sex discrimination. Report Link Strategic Initiatives for Countering the Class Action Epidemic (pdf).Littler Mendelson, P.C. - May 19, 2006 The focus of this Report is the rising epidemic of employment law class actions and the challenge they reflect and create for the employer community. In responding to these claims both a procedural and a substantive solution is outlined in the form of two 2006 initiatives reflecting very different and challenging perspectives. First this report explore the growing case law support for properly written arbitration agreements to exclude class claims. Second, is an overview of how to establish a system of compliance metrics designed to stem the rising tide of employment law class actions illustrated through mandatory training requirements both under employment and corporate governance statutes and regulations. Report Link ERISA Class Actions -- The Next Big Wave?Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP. - April 17, 2006 In December 2005, a federal court in Chicago certified a class of approximately 14,000 employees in a “big picture” ERISA challenge to a corporate restructuring decision that affected their benefit eligibility. Report Link Employers May Fight Back Through The Class Action Fairness Act.Jackson Lewis LLP - May 17, 2005 Employers throughout the United States may soon begin to fight back in federal court against forum-shopping plaintiff lawyers through the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005. Report Link Class Action Update: New Class Action Fairness Act (pdf).Vedder Price - April 29, 2005 As part of his reelection campaign, President George W.
Bush promised significant class action reform. The Class
Action Fairness Act, which he signed into law on
February 18, 2005, is a step in that direction. The Act
aims to reduce frivolous lawsuits against businesses by
allowing the removal of large class claims from state
courts to federal courts. Report Link U.S. Congress Makes Class Actions Easier to File In Federal Court.Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP - March 17, 2005 A key plank of President Bush's reelection campaign was his promise to curb perceived legal system abuse. In the first month of the President's second term, the Republican-controlled Congress passed the Class-Action Fairness Act of 2005 (the Act). President Bush signed the bill into law the day after its passage. Report Link Interview with Frederick Baron (Audio File).Cooley Godward Kronish LLP. - March 15, 2005 Listen to Sky Radio Network interview with Frederick Baron, partner and chairman of Cooley's Employment and Labor practice, discussing HR compliance and how to minimize class action litigation. Report Link Class Action Fairness Act of 2005.Cooley Godward Kronish LLP. - March 01, 2005 On February 18, 2005, President Bush signed the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (“CAFA”) into law. CAFA was enacted with the primary intent of reducing so-called “forum shopping” by plaintiffs searching for sympathetic state courts in which to file class actions, as well as enhancing the fairness of class action settlements to class members. To achieve these goals, CAFA expands federal jurisdiction over most inter-state class actions and mandates increased judicial scrutiny of class action settlements. Report Link New Class Action Law May Dampen Hopes of Plaintiffs in Discrimination and Wage Hour Litigation.Jackson Lewis LLP - February 25, 2005 Although the new Class Action Fairness Act is aimed primarily at products liability and other types of tort claims involving injuries to persons or property on a large scale, the Act will have a significant impact on class and collective actions arising from workplace disputes. Report Link Class Action Fairness Act of 2005: New Bill Allows Some New Class Action Cases to Be Removed from State to Federal Court.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - February 24, 2005 On Friday, February 18, 2005, President Bush signed the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (“the Act”) into law. Amazingly, the Act, which its supporters say will curb the ability of plaintiffs' attorneys to abuse the class action procedure, was introduced, debated and passed by both houses of the Legislature in a mere three-week period. According to the President, the Class Action Fairness Act “will help ensure justice by making two essential reforms. Report Link Employee Discrimination Class-Actions on the Rise and Costing Companies Millions.Thelen Reid & Priest LLP - February 01, 2000 Discusses increase in class action filings and large damage awards/settlements in those cases; focuses on Coca-Cola and Voice of America class actions.
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