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  • November 6, 2008

    Waiters Sue Hoteliers Over Tips

    A putative class of waiters has sued Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. and another hotelier, alleging they withheld tips collected at dining functions and used them to pay nonwaitstaff employees.

  • November 6, 2008

    Court Reporter For Convicted Judge Settles Suit

    The former court reporter for a judge convicted of indecent exposure has agreed to settle for $170,000 a suit she filed against the state of Oklahoma for wrongful termination and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

  • November 6, 2008

    Rather Makes Play For CBS Panel Documents

    Still locked in a battle with his former network, Dan Rather is waiting for a Manhattan judge to rule on whether the longtime CBS Corp. anchorman can have access to records regarding a controversial story President Bush's Vietnam War-era military service that led to Rather's firing.

  • November 6, 2008

    Appeals Ct. Nixes Worker Death Case V. GE Unit

    An appeals court in North Carolina has handed General Electric Lighting Systems Inc. a win in a lawsuit over the carbon monoxide poisoning death of an employee, finding no evidence that GELS knew its conduct would cause serious injury or death and sending the case back to the trial court for dismissal.

  • November 6, 2008

    Workers Sue AT&T, Contractor Over Pay Spat

    Two construction workers seeking to represent a class of up to 1,500 employees have filed a purported class action against a utility construction company and AT&T Corp., accusing them of violating California labor laws by failing to pay regular wages and overtime and making employees sign fake time cards.

  • November 6, 2008

    Salvation Army, EEOC Settle English-Only Suit

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has settled a closely watched lawsuit taking The Salvation Army to task for adopting an English-only policy for workers at one of its charity thrift stores.

  • November 6, 2008

    5th Circ. Finds Texas Worker's Noncompete Valid

    In a case over alleged employee-poaching and violation of a noncompete agreement, a U.S. appeals court ruled Wednesday to strike down part of a district court’s ruling in favor of a worker who left one Texas door-making company for another.

  • November 6, 2008

    Shell Call Center Workers File FLSA Suit

    A unit of energy giant Royal Dutch Shell PLC is the latest company to be hit with a proposed collective action by its army of customer call center operators who were allegedly forced to work off the clock without pay.

  • November 5, 2008

    Judge Says New Immigrant Work Rules Are Legal

    A federal judge on Tuesday granted summary judgment for the federal government in a case brought by 14 companies who are challenging rules that established a 180-day deadline for labor-certified potential immigrants to apply for visas.

  • November 5, 2008

    ALPA Seeks To Get Age Discrimination Claims Tossed

    The Air Line Pilots Association, accused by several Northwest Airlines pilots of negotiating a retirement benefits plan with the then-bankrupt airline that favored younger pilots over older ones, has filed a motion to dismiss the claims on the grounds that the plan is based only on years of service, not age.

  • November 5, 2008

    CSX Workers Fight Medical Subpoenas In FMLA Suit

    Workers at CSX Transportation Inc. who are suing the rail company for violations of the Family Medical Leave Act want a court to shield their medical records from scrutiny, saying the documents are irrelevant to the case.

  • November 5, 2008

    4th Circ. OKs Former TPI Executive Joining Rival

    An appeals court has affirmed a lower court's decision to allow a former Technology Partners Inc. employee to go work for a rival, saying the court did not err in finding that the software company wouldn't likely succeed on a claim of trade secrets misappropriation.

  • November 5, 2008

    Benefit Payments Don't End When CBA Does: 2nd Circ.

    The expiration of a collective bargaining agreement doesn't let meat-processing company Cibao Meat Products Inc. off the hook for paying into employee benefit funds, a federal appeals court has ruled.

  • November 5, 2008

    Code Writer Boots Up WARN Act Suit V. Lehman

    A computer programmer has filed a putative class action against Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., claiming the bankrupt investment giant failed to meets its pay and benefits obligations under federal and New Jersey labor laws.

  • November 5, 2008

    Neb. Voters Ban Affirmative Action

    Nebraska has become the latest state to make it illegal for government and public institutions to assert sex- and race-based affirmative action when hiring or awarding contracts.

  • November 4, 2008

    Treasury Taps Two Firms For Bailout Work

    The U.S. Treasury Department has tapped Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP and Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP to assist the government in implementing the Capital Purchase Program under the $700 billion bailout plan passed last month.

  • November 4, 2008

    White Fla. Firefighters Sue For Race Bias

    Three white firefighters in West Palm Beach, Fla., have alleged that the city's fire department denied them the opportunity for promotion because of their race.

  • November 4, 2008

    American Apparel Harassment Cover-Up Revealed

    A purported cover-up in a high-profile sexual harassment suit against clothing manufacturer American Apparel Inc. and its notoriously lewd CEO Dov Charney was revealed to the public last week when a California appeals court issued a ruling compelling arbitration for certain matters related to the settlement.

  • November 4, 2008

    6th Circ. Sends Union Case Back To District

    A federal appeals court ruled Monday in favor of about 50 DaimlerChrysler Corp. machine repairmen when it reversed a district court's dismissal of their lawsuit alleging the United Auto Workers union punished them in favor other types of skilled workers.

  • November 3, 2008

    High Court Rejects CSX Appeal Of FELA Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a petition by railroad company CSX Transportation Inc. to hear an appeal that challenges the “relaxed” standard of liability adopted by the Second Circuit for cases under the Federal Employee Liability Act.