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On June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Title VII retaliation claims require employees to demonstrate an employer would not have taken an adverse employment action against them "but for" unlawful retaliation, rather than the lesser "mixed-motive" standard. In University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar, the employee, a medical doctor and faculty member at the university hospital, complained about alleged harassment based on his race and national origin. The employee later res

Seyfarth's Jerry Maatman and Alex Karasik Discuss The Impact Of New State Laws On Illinois Employers.

Much has been written about the challenges that exist for the ERISA plan fiduciaries related to their investment of plan assets or review of plan administration fees related to those investments...

Despite the recent trend of successes in decertifying wage and hour class actions in healthcare and other sectors, the number of lawsuits seeking to certify class actions in the healthcare industry continues to grow.

As reported here, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that plaintiffs could simultaneously proceed with state law wage claims brought as an opt-out class action under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 in the same case with an opt-in collective action filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Harold Bain sued Tax Reducers, Inc. for unpaid minimum wages, expenses and waiting time penalties.

A California federal district court in "Carrillo v. Schneider Logistics" held that Walmart may be jointly liable for wage violations committed by subcontractors.

Last month, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia ruled that a sheriff’s deputy failed to state a claim for invasion of privacy with respect to a drug test.

In "Reddinger v. SENA Severance Pay Plan", employees of a paper mill were notified of the closure of the plant, and were offered severance pay if they stayed until the plant closure in May.

I love Ellen DeGeneres. She is funny, smart, and one heck of a dancer. I even like the way she dresses.

In Montano v. The Wet Seal Retail, Inc., the arbitration agreement signed by Montano contained a waiver of the right to "make claims with others as a representative or a member of a class or as a private attorney general."

Procedural rules that govern lawsuits in federal court permit defendants to make an "offer of judgment," which is a mechanism allowing a defendant to offer to settle a lawsuit.

Baker Botts and ACC Houston hosted a half-day seminar on January 29, 2026, that featured timely discussions on AI, employment law, and what's ahead for the workplace.

Earlier this year, we published the below summary of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act ("BIPA"). Because of increased litigation in this area over the last couple of months...

Earlier this year, we published the below summary of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.

On March 14, 2017, the European Court of Justice issued decisions in two cases addressing the delicate legal and political issue of wearing signs of religious belief at work.

Domino’s franchisees had a rough last few weeks. In a matter of two days, two class action lawsuits were filed against Domino’s franchisees alleging that the franchisees had paid delivery drivers less than minimum wage.

This week was the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) Retail Law Conference in Austin, Texas.