Ellis & Winters attorneys Michelle Liguori and Carson Lane’s article “Class Action Incentive Awards: Eleventh Circuit Rocks the Boat” was published in the February issue of the Defense Research Institute’s (DRI) newsletter, The Voice. The article notes that “incentive awards in class-action settlements may be a thing of the past.” […]
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In the past five years, approximately two-thirds of companies faced at least one labor and employment class action, and within this category, companies overwhelmingly reported that wage and hour matters were of top concern. To defeat class certification by employees, companies commonly utilize two strategies. The first is showing that […]
The Mecklenburg County Bar Association will hold its 8th annual North Carolina Business Court CLE on Friday, October 23, 2020. This year’s program, which will be held virtually, features a spectacular four-hour line-up, including the following: An introduction to the Business Court by Chief Business Court Judge Louis A. Bledsoe, […]
Gig economy companies increasingly face class action lawsuits brought by their workers. Uber, Lyft, Instacart, Doordash, and Amazon, to name a few, have confronted multiple lawsuits alleging the companies misclassified employees as independent contractors. While the merits of these claims are vigorously debated in the […]