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Spurred by tanking economy, workplace class actions likely to stay hot in 2009

January 14, 2009

Class action workplace litigation was hot in 2008 — fueled in part by the floundering economy — and it’s not showing any signs of slowing down in 2009.

 

That’s the conclusion of a report issued by Chicago-based Seyfarth Shaw, which focuses on complex employment defense work. The firm analyzed 2008 class action and collective action workplace filings, rulings and settlements in state and federal courts.

 

The report looked at lawsuits filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Employee Retirement Income Securities Act (ERISA) and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, among others.

While the recent economic downturn had an impact on workplace litigation toward the end of the year, that impact is likely to be far more significant in 2009, said Gerald Maatman Jr., the Seyfarth Shaw partner who oversaw the report.

Read Article: Law.com

 

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