Employment law class-action and collective-action litigation is becoming more sophisticated and will continue to be a source of significant financial exposure to employers well into the future, according to a new study.
Employers can also expect class-action and collective-action lawsuits will increasingly combine claims under multiple statutes, said Gerald L. Maatman Jr., general editor of the "Fourth Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report" and co-chair of the Complex Discrimination Litigation Practice Group of Seyfarth Shaw in Chicago.
"The class-action cases decided in 2007 foreshadow the direction of complex litigation against employers in the coming year," said Mr. Maatman, a regular columnist on employment practices liability for National Underwriter.
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