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California courts issue multiple decisions for employers in class cases

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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May 17 2013

Just two years ago, a California case declining certification of an action would have been cause for comment. But since then, in 2011 the United

Pennsylvania court compels arbitration of both class and collective action claims

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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December 5 2011

Another court has weighed in in favor of enforcing an arbitration agreement containing a class action waiver in the wake of the United States Supreme Court’s decision in AT&T Mobility, LLC v. Concepcion, 131 S. Ct. 1740, 1746 (2011

Court refuses to certify class of unpaid student interns

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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May 13 2013

Student internships can provide worthwhile benefits to the students involved, who gain experience, contacts, and accomplishments to place on their

Court partially dismisses and denies conditional certification in tip-credit case

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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May 23 2013

Anyone who has dined at a restaurant is aware of the importance of tipping, even if the exact rules, like the percentage and how it should be

Pennsylvania court denies certification of disability discrimination claims

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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April 26 2013

In the vast majority of discrimination cases, there is little dispute over whether the plaintiff is actually in a protected group. For example, in

Supreme Court upholds use of Rule 68 offers of judgment in FLSA collective actions

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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April 16 2013

Today the United States Supreme Court delivered an unexpected present to employers facing FLSA collective actions and held that a defendant may moot

CAFA’s amount in controversy requirement: courts’ scrutiny of evidence varies greatly

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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August 4 2011

One of the most vexing issues for outside and in-house counsel is what type and how much evidence to provide in support of Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”) removal

Ohio district court dismisses EEOC suit challenging credit check policies

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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February 13 2013

Anyone looking for a case rich in irony need look no further than EEOC v. Kaplan Higher Learning Edu. Corp., Case No. 1:10 CV 2882 (N.D. Ohio, Jan

Fifth Circuit upholds unsupervised release of FLSA claims

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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July 30 2012

Do you remember the movie “Spring Break ’83”?

Court finds TwomblyIqbal pleading standard does not apply to class action defenses

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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February 8 2012

The Supreme Court made clear in Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544 (2007), and Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662 (2009), that a complaint cannot simply parrot the elements of a claim but must make specific factual allegations regarding the actions the plaintiffs seek to challenge

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