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Number of Articles Found: 180

1. ADT To Pay $1.5M To Settle Meal, Rest Breaks Suit

Tuesday, Mar 16, 2010

ADT Security Services Inc., a division of Tyco International Ltd., has agreed to pay approximately $1.5 million to settle a class action alleging the company failed to provide its security guards meal and rest breaks and proper wage statements.

2. 5th Circ. Blocks Allsup's Workers From Joining OT Suit

Tuesday, Mar 16, 2010

A federal appeals court has affirmed a lower court's decision that denied 800 workers' effort to join a Fair Labor Standards Act overtime pay suit against Allsup's Convenience Stores Inc.

3. Ogletree Adds Shareholder From Cohen & Grigsby

Monday, Mar 15, 2010

Employment firm Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC has bolstered its Pittsburgh office with new shareholder W. Scott Hardy, a former director at Cohen & Grigsby PC.

4. Lawn Mower Maker Can't Mow Down Age Bias Action

Thursday, Mar 11, 2010

An age discrimination class action brought by an ex-employee of lawn mower manufacturer MTD Products Inc. can move forward now that a federal judge has denied the company's bid to throw out the suit.

5. Nearly 1,500 Workers Blocked From Tyson Wage Action

Thursday, Mar 04, 2010

A magistrate judge has blocked the addition of nearly 1,500 workers to a suit against Tyson Foods Inc. over its alleged failure to pay its meatpacking employees all the wages they were owed, vastly limiting the scope of the lawsuit.

6. 5th Circ. Upholds Toss Of Dollar General Sex Bias Suit

Monday, Mar 01, 2010

A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling in favor of Dollar General in a gender discrimination suit, saying the fired store manager plaintiff did not file her complaint on time.

7. Ogletree Deakins Opens Orange County Office

Friday, Feb 26, 2010

Employment firm Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC is opening an Orange County, Calif., office Monday to be led by co-managing shareholders from Musick Peeler & Garrett LLP.

8. Plaintiffs' Tactics Expose CAFA's Gray Areas

Monday, Feb 22, 2010

In the five years since the enactment of the Class Action Fairness Act, the plaintiffs bar has devised new ways to keep class actions in state court, exposing gray areas in the law and keeping defense counsel on their toes.

9. Ogletree Adds Shareholders In Tampa, Phoenix

Monday, Feb 08, 2010

Labor and employment law firm Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC has bolstered its practice with the addition of two new shareholders, one on each coast.

10. Controversy Over NLRB Pick Persists On Eve Of Vote

Wednesday, Feb 03, 2010

Members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will vote Thursday on prominent labor attorney Craig Becker's nomination to serve on the National Labor Relations Board, even as critics continue to question whether his strong union ties will affect his impartiality.

11. Ogletree To Open Denver Office With Class Action Ace

Friday, Jan 29, 2010

On the heels of opening a branch in Las Vegas, employment firm Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC announced Friday that it will launch its latest outpost in Denver with class action expert Steve Moore, who joins the firm from Baker & Hostetler LLP.

12. New Strategies Lead To Big Title VII Payouts

Tuesday, Jan 26, 2010

Employers spent more than $120 million to settle Title VII litigation in 2009, with the retail and consumer services industry bearing the brunt of those payments as companies like Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Outback Steakhouse of Florida Inc. dug deep to resolve discrimination claims.

13. In-House Counsel Name Favorite Employment Lawyers

Tuesday, Jan 26, 2010

Corporate counsel have named 13 employment attorneys as top providers of client services, and the honorees say responsiveness is the key to standing out from the pack.

14. Vulgarity No Excuse For Harassment: 11th Circ.

Thursday, Jan 21, 2010

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has ruled en banc that sex-specific derogatory comments can constitute a hostile work environment, even if they are a part of generally accepted vulgar language and behavior in a workplace.

15. EEOC To Get More Aggressive In 2010, Lawyers Say

Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010

While the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought in less settlement money in fiscal year 2009 than the prior year, lawyers predict a newly cashed-up commission will pick up the pace in 2010.

16. Law Firms Open Their Wallets For Haiti

Friday, Jan 15, 2010

As the world scrambles to come to Haiti's aid in the wake of Tuesday's devastating earthquake, law firms are stepping up in both traditional and novel ways. Over 80 firms responded to a Law360 query into what they are doing financially and otherwise to respond to the Haitian crisis.

17. Employment Boutiques Step Up To Full-Service Firms