When employees of large corporations find themselves victims of their employer, they often feel like there is nowhere for them to turn. How is a single employee going to make a difference against a large powerful corporation? What they do not take into consideration is that they are probably not the only employee being mistreated and that the combined force of those employees can be brought to bear with the assistance of a qualified plaintiff's law firm.
Employment Issues
Equal Employment Opportunity, or EEO, is a commonly referred-to tenet of corporate policy that doesn't always translate to employee experience. The federal government has established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to regulate and pursue companies whose policies or employee claims fall outside guidelines.
Depending on the type of claim, the type of corporation, and the overall situation, Kabateck Brown Kellner can launch a class action suit against the corporation with no money down from the employees. The firm is well versed in employment law litigation, representing plaintiffs in cases involving:
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 provides the criteria for class certification. In particular, Rule 23(a) stipulates the following four conditions for certifying a class:
- Numerosity: The class must be so numerous that trying each individual case would be impractical.
- Commonality: Common questions and facts of law must apply to all putative class members.
- Typicality: The claims of the class members must be typical of those of the putative class.
- Adequacy of representation: The individuals filing the claim must be able to adequately represent the class.
Resolution of Complaints
Most cases of single employee lawsuits are relatively easily solved, before trial, with strict confidentiality, and without gaining substantial public notice. However, large class action suits are rarely settled quietly or quickly.
Employment issue class action lawsuits have been filed against United Parcel Service (UPS), the US Postal Service, Wal-Mart,
Coca-Cola , Microsoft, and hundreds of other major US corporations.