The workplace plaintiffs’ bar scored settlements worth nearly $2 billion combined and had a high rate of success gaining class certifications in employment bias, benefits, and wage and hour cases in 2022, according to a report from the law firm Duane Morris LLP.
Government enforcement actions decreased in 2022, but “more aggressive federal and state agency litigation against corporations” is expected for 2023, the report said.
Employment Discrimination
- The 10 highest settlements in class employment discrimination cases in 2022 totaled $597 million, including $175 million
Sterling Jewelers Inc. paid to settle a long-running sex bias suit andGoogle LLC’s ...
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