Sentences with phrase «employment class action lawsuits»

We have been representing clients like you for decades and we know how to get results in complex employment class action lawsuits.

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Meanwhile, class action lawsuits by groups of independent contractors requesting employee status are becoming increasingly common; reports suggest that this is one of the hottest areas in employment litigation.

Racial discrimination in hiring and employment practices continued at investment bank Morgan Stanley (ms) despite a class - action settlement more than a decade ago, according to a new lawsuit filed Thursday by a former employee.

The information comes from speaking with Don Polden, an employment law professor at Santa Clara University, and Shannon Liss - Riordan, the Boston - based lawyer representing Lyft and Uber drivers in two class - action lawsuits.

Our attorneys represent clients in a wide variety of practice areas, such as car accidents, medical malpractice, product liability, workers» compensation, labor and employment, class action lawsuits, and more.

The team at Ketchmark and McCreight, P.C. are experienced in filing employment law cases in Missouri and Kansas and representing clients in discrimination class action lawsuits across the U.S..

Alexander represents a varied client base in class action and complex commercial lawsuits and general employment litigation involving discrimination, harassment, and wrongful termination.

He represents clients in employment litigation; counseling and defense in the areas of labor relations, collective bargaining, and NLRB and PERC proceedings; grievance and interest arbitrations; and class action lawsuits relating to wage - and - hour and related claims.

Mr. De La Cruz handles various types of employment litigation, including wage and hour class actions; discrimination, wrongful termination, retaliation, and harassment lawsuits; and administrative litigation, collective bargaining, and general labor relations matters.

Using a cost - effective approach to employment litigation, Taft's attorneys have defended individual and class action lawsuits involving claims alleging race, gender, age, disability, and religious discrimination and harassment; retaliation; Family and Medical Leave Act violations; ERISA violations; breach of contract; torts; whistleblower claims; and various other employment - related causes of action.

Therefore, the Court held that the class action lawsuit should be stayed as a result of the arbitration clause in the employment contract, «be the result absurd public policy or not.»

The Cochran Firm in Dothan has been working with clients in personal injury law, class action litigation, and employment law, as well as car and truck accident lawsuits for over 30 years.

As California Labor and Employment Attorneys, we specialize in all aspects of California and federal employment law issues and are dedicated to defending employees in class action lawsuits and protecting individual employees from retaliation in the Employment Attorneys, we specialize in all aspects of California and federal employment law issues and are dedicated to defending employees in class action lawsuits and protecting individual employees from retaliation in the employment law issues and are dedicated to defending employees in class action lawsuits and protecting individual employees from retaliation in the workplace.

Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Torrijos handles statewide and national class action lawsuits on behalf of persons with disabilities who have been denied access to employment, business, education, or government facilities and services.

As California Labor and Employment Attorneys, we specialize in all aspects of California and federal employment law issues and are dedicated to defending employees in class action lawsuits and protecting individual employees from discrimination in the Employment Attorneys, we specialize in all aspects of California and federal employment law issues and are dedicated to defending employees in class action lawsuits and protecting individual employees from discrimination in the employment law issues and are dedicated to defending employees in class action lawsuits and protecting individual employees from discrimination in the workplace.

Mass torts and class action lawsuits arising from employment discrimination and labor disputes

I believe, however, that employment law claimants may be better served with individual actions for wrongful dismissal, instead of joining a class action lawsuit.

With a peerless record of success in the litigation of employment rights disputes at all levels of the California courts, our renowned attorneys have successfully resolved countless claims, trials and appeals as well as employment class - action lawsuits.

Mr. Moscovitch specializes in the resolution of Employment matters, Wage & Hour issues (including class actions), complex Business and Contractual disputes, Civil Rights lawsuits, Intellectual Property and Legal Malpractice issues, as well as significant Personal Injury cases.

Ruzicka, Wallace & Coughlin, LLP represents landlords, property management companies, financial institutions, employers and insurance companies throughout the State of California in real estate, business and employment litigation including complex class action lawsuits.

Other landmark decisions involving Mr. Minami include: United Pilipinos for Affirmative Action v. California Blue Shield, the first class action employment lawsuit brought by Asian Pacific Americans on behalf of Asian Pacific Americans; Spokane JACL v. Washington State University, a class action on behalf of Asian Pacific Americans to establish an Asian American Studies program at Washington State University; and Nakanishi v. UCLA, a claim for unfair denial of tenure that resulted in the granting of tenure after several hearings and widespread publicity over discrimination in acaAction v. California Blue Shield, the first class action employment lawsuit brought by Asian Pacific Americans on behalf of Asian Pacific Americans; Spokane JACL v. Washington State University, a class action on behalf of Asian Pacific Americans to establish an Asian American Studies program at Washington State University; and Nakanishi v. UCLA, a claim for unfair denial of tenure that resulted in the granting of tenure after several hearings and widespread publicity over discrimination in acaaction employment lawsuit brought by Asian Pacific Americans on behalf of Asian Pacific Americans; Spokane JACL v. Washington State University, a class action on behalf of Asian Pacific Americans to establish an Asian American Studies program at Washington State University; and Nakanishi v. UCLA, a claim for unfair denial of tenure that resulted in the granting of tenure after several hearings and widespread publicity over discrimination in acaaction on behalf of Asian Pacific Americans to establish an Asian American Studies program at Washington State University; and Nakanishi v. UCLA, a claim for unfair denial of tenure that resulted in the granting of tenure after several hearings and widespread publicity over discrimination in academia.

Litigation: Our litigators represent hospitality and restaurant clients in commercial, consumer, employment and class action lawsuits, including intellectual property and trade secret disputes, lease disputes, contract disputes, injunctions, vendor disputes, ADA suits, and construction disputes.

Our firm is involved in a class action lawsuit against Overseas and Mac's convenience stores on behalf of temporary foreign workers who paid recruitment fees and / or did not receive jobs after signing employment contracts to work for Mac's, or Subway locations in Mac's stores, in Western Canada.

Dowd Bennett's class action, mass tort and MDL practice covers an array of industries and includes lawsuits involving employment, product liability, antitrust, environmental tort and consumer claims.

As California Labor and Employment Attorneys, we specialize in all aspects of California and federal employment law issues and are dedicated to defending employees in class action lawsuits and protecting individual employees from breaches of contract in the Employment Attorneys, we specialize in all aspects of California and federal employment law issues and are dedicated to defending employees in class action lawsuits and protecting individual employees from breaches of contract in the employment law issues and are dedicated to defending employees in class action lawsuits and protecting individual employees from breaches of contract in the workplace.

He litigates in multiple areas of employment law and defends against individual and class action lawsuits alleging violations of wage and hour laws, discrimination, wrongful termination, harassment, breach of contract, labor code section 132a claims, and other related matters.

DOJ entrusted Allan to represent the United States in some of its most high profile cases including a large class action challenging the New York City Fire Department's (FDNY) pattern of discrimination against Black and Hispanic applicants - which settled for about $ 100 million - and the first - ever employment discrimination lawsuit that DOJ filed to protect the rights of a transgender individual.

The recent uptick in litigation of all types is driving demand for legal professionals who can represent clients in areas such as complex civil litigation, commercial litigation, insurance defense, class actions, labor and employment, personal injury lawsuits and regulatory actions.

In the wake of the recent financial services and housing crisis we have been at the forefront of trend - setting lawsuits and investigations of critical importance to the financial services industry — from class actions and commercial litigation to securities enforcement matters, whistleblower / qui tam issues, business methods patent matters, white collar issues, labor and employment (individual and class action) matters, noncompete agreements, and government regulatory matters and investigations.

Burdensome and vexatious class action lawsuits alleging employment discrimination and wage - hour violations remain omnipresent.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a class - action lawsuit against Bloomberg L.P., the financial - services and media company founded by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, on behalf of at least 54 women who accuse the firm of discriminating against pregnant employees.

Depending on the state, the types of class actions lawsuits include products liability / personal injury, consumer class action, securities class actions, and employment class actions.

The Philadelphia employment lawyers assist clients faced with litigation issues, including employment discrimination, sexual harassment, breach of contract and non-compete agreements, retaliation, wage and benefit issues, FMLA violations, wrongful termination and class action lawsuits.

The Alberta Court of Queen's Bench will determine whether to certify a class action lawsuit brought by former WHL players, who maintain they were employees and should have been paid minimum wage and other benefits provided by employment standards legislation.

As explained here, we act in employment, pension & benefits, consumer and copyright class action lawsuits, sometimes teaming with co-counsel at other law firms in Toronto or across the country.

He has represented clients in class action lawsuits involving sales and marketing practices, insurance coverage, claims adjustment practices, corporate securities, retailer / dealer disputes, employment and taxation.

For example, one of the nation's largest banks recently faced a class action lawsuit alleging «unauthorized and improper use of consumer reports» for employment screening purposes.

Two of the largest employment background screening companies in the U.S. have been hit with a $ 13 million class action lawsuit for failing to ensure that they provided accurate information to employers.

«FCRA class action lawsuits against employers and CRAs have become very common,» warns ESR founder and CEO Attorney Lester Rosen, the author of the two whitepapers as well as «The Safe Hiring Manual,» the first comprehensive guide to background checks for employment purposes.

Employment Screening Resources ® (ESR)-- a leading global background screening firm — offers two complimentary whitepapers to help employers deal with the explosion of class action lawsuits involving alleged violations the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA): Common Ways Prospective or Current Employees Sue Employers Under the FCRA and Common Ways Consumer Reporting Agencies are Sued Under the FCRA.

Employment Screening Resources ® (ESR)-- a global background check firm — offers two complimentary whitepapers that deal with the explosion of class action lawsuits against both employers and Consumer Reporting Agencies (CRAs) involving the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).

Employment Screening Resources ® (ESR)-- a leading global screening firm providing fast, accurate, affordable, and compliant background screening services — offers employers two complimentary whitepapers — «Common Ways Consumer Reporting Agencies are Sued Under the FCRA» and «Common Ways Prospective or Current Employees Sue Employers Under the FCRA» — to alert them to the current rising trend of class action lawsuits being filed for alleged violations of the FCRA.

Class action lawsuits involving the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) that governs the use of background checks for employment purposes in the United States will continue to increase in 2016 since background screening is a target rich environment even if technical FCRA violations are restricted.

This whitepaper is a response to the rising trend of class action lawsuits filed for alleged violations of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) that controls background checks for employment in the United States.

This session will review the top ten background check trends and best practices for 2014 when it comes to safe hiring, including the «Ban the Box» movement that eliminates criminal history question from job applications, updated Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Guidance on criminal records, the growing number of class action lawsuits for failing to perform background checks properly, and the use of social media searches for background checks.

NOTE: Employment Screening Resources ® (ESR) reminds readers that allegations made in class action lawsuits are not proof that a business violated any law, rule, or regulation.

Written By Attorney Lester Rosen, Founder & CEO of Employment Screening Resources (ESR) Two class action lawsuits filed in federal courts in Wisconsin by the same lawyers and the same lead plaintiff within one week of each other and both alleging the same cause of action underscore the prevalence of class action lawsuits for violations...

Written By Attorney Lester Rosen, Founder & CEO of Employment Screening Resources (ESR) In a class action lawsuit filed in federal court in Seattle on April 7, 2015, a major national online retailer and a staffing firm that provides workers have been sued in a class action lawsuit alleging that the defendants failed to...

Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn With class action suits against employers who conduct background checks on job applicants mushrooming, Attorney Lester Rosen, Founder and CEO of background check firm Employment Screening Resources (ESR), will host a live webinar with Compliance World entitled «The Explosion of Lawsuits against Employers under the Fair...

Written By Attorney Lester Rosen, Founder & CEO of Employment Screening Resources (ESR) A Florida law firm filed federal class action lawsuits in the same court against three separate national employers on the same day, with two of them naming the same consumer as the lead plaintiff, alleging violations of the federal Fair Credit Reporting...