Employment Class Actions: Key Trends In Discrimination, Wage & Hour, & Government Enforcement Litigation

Over the past decade, workplace class action litigation has skyrocketed in prevalence and complexity. 2023 was a landmark year for complex class action lawsuits, with the top 20 class action settlements totaling $67 billion. The increasing risk posed by class action litigation entails ever-changing guideposts for corporate defendants amid the evolving sophistication of the plaintiffs' bar, the statutory authority, and case law precedents.

Significant rulings have altered the legal landscape and defense strategies for corporate defendants in antitrust, civil rights, data breach, government enforcement, employment discrimination, ERISA, and FLSA / wage & hour claims brought under a myriad of federal, state, and local statutes.

The program will discuss key employment law class action trends, significant settlements, class certification, and notable rulings, empowering in-house counsel and corporate decision-makers with a comprehensive overview of employment-related class action litigation.

Learning Objectives:

1. Discuss 10 key class action trends
2. Analyze employment discrimination class actions
3. Evaluate wage & hour class and collective action strategies
4. Identify EEOC enforcement priorities and litigation trends
5. Review landmark U.S. Supreme Court and federal court rulings