Gerald Maatman

Workplace Class Actions: The Threat Keeps Growing

Class action litigation mania didn't abate last year. Here are five of the hottest trends heading into 2020.

Can Companies Bar Workers from Filing Class-Action Claims?

The Supreme Court seeks to clarify whether workers can be compelled to sign agreements that prevent them from banding together to sue employers.

Exposure to Wage-and-Hour Class Actions Heightens

For plaintiffs' lawyers, it's growing easier to get wage-and-hour cases certified and to win settlements from employers.

When You Don’t Want Workers to Be a Class Act

Employee class-action lawsuits, expected just two years ago to become a minor worry, remain a threat and may flare up in 2014.