Eli Lilly and Company, et al., Petitioners v. Monica Richards, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated

  1. January 14, 2026

    Justices Leave In Place 4 Collective Certification Approaches

    The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision not to review a standard the Seventh Circuit recently established for issuing notice in collective actions left intact a landscape in which there are now four different processes. Here, Law360 explores the various tests.

  2. January 12, 2026

    Justices Won't Weigh Collective Cert. Process In Eli Lilly Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to review whether courts should stick with a long-standing two-step analysis for certifying collective actions in an age discrimination case against Eli Lilly and Co. that could have affected wage and hour litigation.

  3. January 02, 2026

    Top Wage And Hour Cases To Watch In 2026

    A look at whether last-mile delivery drivers qualify for an exemption to federal arbitration requirements, disputes over courts using two steps for collective action certification and challenges to federal rules are among the top wage and hour cases to watch in the new year.

  4. December 18, 2025

    Eli Lilly Workers Say Justices Needn't Mull Collective Standard

    Eli Lilly workers on Wednesday pressed the U.S. Supreme Court not to disturb a Seventh Circuit decision establishing a new, more flexible standard for certifying collective actions, arguing that there's no "urgent" need for the high court to weigh in on the dispute.

  5. November 18, 2025

    Trade Groups Want Justices To Mull Collective Standard

    Two trade associations urged the U.S. Supreme Court to put an end to a lack of guidance courts have to deal with when it comes to certifying collectives, backing Eli Lilly & Co. in its efforts to have the justices take up an age discrimination case.

  6. November 17, 2025

    GOP States Urge Justices To Clarify Collective Cert. Standard

    A coalition of 21 states and two business groups told the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday that lower courts' allegedly premature certification of collective actions drives up the cost of litigation and forces employers into multimillion-dollar settlements, backing Eli Lilly & Co. in a worker's age bias case.

  7. October 21, 2025

    Eli Lilly Asks Justices To Clear Up Collective Cert. Standard

    A Seventh Circuit decision introducing yet another standard to certify collective actions deepens a split that the U.S. Supreme Court should address, Eli Lilly & Co. said, urging the justices to take up an age discrimination case against the pharmaceutical company.