Seyfarth's Workplace Class Action Report was featured in a January 13 story from Benefits Pro, "Why workplace lawsuit settlements totaled billions of dollars last year -- and 2022 could be even worse." The Report's author Gerald Maatman said there was a combination of factors. One would be that skilled plaintiffs attorneys figured out how to craft cases that would maximize their recovery. A subcategory of that is both ERISA and wage and hour settlements more than doubled in 2021. You can read the full article here.