Adecco

1. Staffing Cos. Escape OT Claims In FedEx FLSA Suit

Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010

Finding that two staffing agencies that worked with FedEx Ground Package System Inc. qualified as exempt under the Motor Carrier Act, a federal judge has granted their motion for judgment on the pleadings as to allegations that they failed to pay overtime wages to pickup and delivery drivers.

2. Manpower To Pay $431M For Comsys IT Staffing Co.

Tuesday, Feb 02, 2010

Global employment company Manpower Inc. said Tuesday it will snap up technology staffing and consulting company Comsys IT Partners Inc. for $431 million including Comsys' net debt.

3. Adecco To Acquire MPS Group For $1.3B

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2009

Swiss human resources solutions company Adecco Group has agreed to acquire staffing agency MPS Group for approximately $1.3 billion, the companies announced Tuesday.

4. Muslim Workers Denied Class Status In Title VII Suit

Friday, Jun 12, 2009

A federal judge has denied a bid for class status in a religious discrimination suit brought by former Muslim employees of electronics maker Celestica Corp., finding that individualized beliefs about prayer time and unique job circumstances preclude certification.

5. Employment Cos. Face €94M In French Antitrust Fines

Monday, Feb 02, 2009

France's Competition Council has hit Manpower Inc., Adecco SA and Vedior NV with €94.4 million ($121 million) in fines for allegedly conspiring to reduce competition in the employment services market.

6. Celestica, Others Settle FLSA Suit For $1.7M

Friday, Aug 22, 2008

Electronics maker Celestica Corp. and two staffing agencies have agreed to pay $1.7 million to more than 1,900 employees to settle two related lawsuits in which workers alleged that they should have been compensated for time spent donning and doffing safety gear.

7. Class Action Against Celestica, Adecco Gains Steam

Monday, Aug 04, 2008

A federal judge certified two separate classes Thursday in a wage-and-hour class action brought under California state laws against Celestica Corp., a Toronto-based global maker of electronic equipment, and Adecco USA Inc., a staffing agency.

8. Court Affirms Dismissal Of Adecco Securities Action

Monday, Nov 26, 2007

Shareholders of Swiss employment firm Adecco SA have lost a bid to overturn a federal judge's summary dismissal of their amended securities fraud suit, with an appeals court ruling the plaintiffs had failed to prove their case.

9. Teamwork Key To Securities Work At Latham & Watkins

Thursday, Mar 30, 2006

With 1,800 attorneys in 22 offices worldwide and 200 lawyers handling its securities and white collar defense practices, Latham & Watkins is constantly mobilizing its lawyers from various regions of the globe to work on a case, and geographical location is of little consequence.