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The Future of Employment Class and Collective Actions After Dukes v. Wal-Mart
NEWS FLASH: July 2011
The Supreme Court has announced its highly anticipated decision in Dukes, et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., disbanding an alleged gender discrimination class action that would have allowed some 1.5 million current and former female Wal-Mart employees to assert Title VII claims in a single lawsuit. In the process of dismantling “one of the most expansive class actions ever[,]” the Court closely scrutinized plaintiffs’ commonality allegations, eviscerated plaintiffs’ social science expert evidence, and identified due process concerns that could affect the manner in which class and collective actions are litigated in the future.
Get Ready for the Latest Workplace Gadget: The Employee iPhone Timeclock
NEWS FLASH: June 2011
Today’s employees use the latest technology and gadgets in virtually every aspect of their lives. Now there is an “app” for the workplace – a new iPhone® timesheet app introduced by the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, available as a free download on the Division’s home web page (www.dol.gov/whd), or on iTunes®.