But employers can expect better outcomes this year, as the Trump Administration gains a stronger foothold with its pro-employer orientation.
The Supreme Court seeks to clarify whether workers can be compelled to sign agreements that prevent them from banding together to sue employers.
For plaintiffs' lawyers, it's growing easier to get wage-and-hour cases certified and to win settlements from employers.
Emotions are running high this election season, and employers are subject to several risks if the water-cooler talk gets out of hand.
With Supreme Court ruling in favor of the government, the "employer mandate" stays in place and companies should start working to avoid the "Cadillac Tax."
Employee class-action lawsuits, expected just two years ago to become a minor worry, remain a threat and may flare up in 2014.
Many companies will see modest new benefits-related costs as a result of the Supreme Court's ruling that struck down the Defense of Marriage Act.
