Labor/Employment
Jul. 14, 2011
Rise of the suitable seating suit: A new trend in employment class actions
Claims that employers are not providing suitable seating are on the rise across a broad spectrum of industries. By Shawn Khorrami and Katie McSweeney of Khorrami Pollard & Abir LLP
Have you ever found yourself thinking about how much your feet hurt after a few hours of walking around a shopping mall? Now imagine how you might feel if you were forced to regularly spend eight hours at a time on your feet. That is the situation giving rise to a new wave of unique class action litigation.
The first of the so-called "suitable seating" actions, Bright v. 99¢ Only Stores, was fi...
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