18th Annual Workplace Class Action Report - 2022 Edition

Seyfarth Shaw LLP 233 South Wacker Drive Suite 8000 Chicago, Illinois 60606-6448 T (312) 460-5000 F (312) 460-7000 pmiller@seyfarth.com T (312) 460-5513 www.seyfarth.com January 2022 Dear Clients: This past year has been like no other. The continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted everyone and everything, including class action litigation. The last few years have seen a transformation in class action and collective action litigation involving workplace issues. This came to a head from 2014 to 2021 with numerous major class action rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court. The stakes in these types of employment lawsuits can be extremely significant, as the financial risks of such cases are enormous. More often than not, class actions adversely affect the market share of a corporation and impact its reputation in the marketplace. It is a legal exposure which keeps corporate counsel and business executives awake at night. Defense of corporations in complex, high-stakes workplace litigation is one of the hallmarks of Seyfarth Shaw’s practice. Through that work, our attorneys are on the forefront of the myriad of issues confronting employers in class action litigation. In order to assist our clients in understanding and avoiding such litigation, we are pleased to present the 2022 Edition of the Seyfarth Shaw Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report . This edition, authored by the class action attorneys in our Labor & Employment Department, contains a circuit-by- circuit and state-by-state review of significant class action rulings rendered in 2021, and analyzes these most significant settlements over the past 12 months in class actions and collective actions. We hope this Annual Report will assist our clients in understanding class action and collective action exposures and the developing case law under both federal and state law. Very truly yours, Peter C. Miller Chairman, Seyfarth Shaw LLP