Wage And Hour Settlement Values Skyrocket: Seyfarth Releases 13th Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report

CHICAGO, Jan. 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Seyfarth Shaw LLP has released its 13th annual edition of the Workplace Class Action Litigation Report, which is recognized as the nation's most complete guide to workplace-related complex litigation. In this year's Report, Seyfarth analyzed 1,331 class action rulings on a circuit-by-circuit and state-by-state basis to capture key themes from 2016 and emerging litigation trends facing U.S. companies in 2017.

Described as the "definitive source of information on employment class action litigation" and a resource that "no practitioner who deals with employment claims. . . should be without" by EPLiC Magazine, Seyfarth's Report is the sole compendium in the U.S. dedicated exclusively to workplace class action litigation. In its largest edition to date, the 881-page Report is the "go to" research and resource guide for businesses and their corporate counsel facing complex litigation in the coming year.

"The U.S. Supreme Court decided several cases in 2016 that favored workers bringing class actions, which in turn portend significant challenges for employers facing these exposures in 2017," said Seyfarth's Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., co-chair of its Class Action Defense Group and author of the Report. "While settlements were down for employment discrimination and ERISA class actions and government enforcement litigation, settlement numbers were up for wage & hour class actions and collective actions."

"With the change-over from a Democratic White House to a Republican one and the second most filings of wage & hour litigation over the past decade, 2017 is sure to present twists and turns for employers in dealing with these types of litigation issues."

An overview of workplace class action litigation developments in 2016 reveals six key trends outlined in the Seyfarth Report for 2017:

Again available as a downloadable eBook, the Seyfarth Report is fully searchable, compatible with all major devices, allows readers to bookmark useful sections for easy future reference, and includes a number of other features, such as note-taking, highlighting and more.

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Brian Kiefer, Director of Public Relations
(312) 460-6401, bkiefer@seyfarth.com

Martin Grego, Public Relations Manager
(312) 460-6659, mgrego@seyfarth.com

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