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  • September 9, 2008

    First Marblehead Exec Loses Spat Over Stock Options

    A former executive of First Marblehead Corp. who claimed he lost millions of dollars in incentive stock options after relying on misleading statements by officers of the student loan servicing company has failed in his bid for a new trial.

  • September 8, 2008

    Ford Hit With Purported Class Action Over Severance

    A group of former employees has taken aim at Ford Motor Co., accusing the automotive giant of illegally interfering with employees' severance plan and costing them benefits they believe they are due under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

  • September 8, 2008

    Judge Tosses Plea Deal For Broadcom Founder

    A federal judge on Monday tossed out a plea deal for Broadcom Corp. co-founder Henry Samueli — who has admitted lying to regulators during a probe of stock options backdating at the company — saying the deal was too lenient for a crime that "could warrant a significant prison sentence."

  • September 8, 2008

    EEOC Sues L.A. Pipeline For Racial Discrimination

    The U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission has sued L.A. Pipeline Construction Co. for allegedly subjecting black employees to a hostile work environment in violation of the Civil Rights Act.

  • September 8, 2008

    Assembly Line Workers Sue Toyota For Overtime Pay

    A group of assembly line workers has fired off a collective action accusing Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc. of not paying them for overtime work.

  • September 8, 2008

    Judge Stays Portion Of Tyson FLSA Suit

    A magistrate judge has stayed much of a Fair Labor Standards Act lawsuit against Tyson Foods Inc., until the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation decides whether to consolidate the case with 10 others.

  • September 8, 2008

    HSBC Seeks Sanctions In Overtime Case

    HSBC Mortgage Corp. moved Friday to sanction the plaintiffs' lawyer in an overtime, meal and rest period compensation and unlawful deductions suit, alleging that the lawyer directed a class representative to destroy evidence.

  • September 5, 2008

    Best Buy Delayed Pay: Purported Class Action

    Electronics giant Best Buy Co. Inc. has been hit with a sweeping purported class action accusing the company of violating California labor laws by delaying the payment of wages due on termination and of systematically providing employees with inadequate wage statements.

  • September 5, 2008

    Employer Must Pay All Costs Of Blood Test: 3rd Circ.

    A federal appeals court has ruled that employers must pay for time employees spend getting tested for blood-borne pathogens to which they might have been exposed on the job, upholding two citations by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration against a Pennsylvania hospital.

  • September 8, 2008

    Judge Tosses Most Claims In FLSA Suit V. Bus Line

    The judge overseeing an overtime suit against American Coach Lines of Miami Inc. has certified a class of drivers who served the company's university clients but tossed claims by a majority of the class members in the case.

  • September 5, 2008

    Former EEOC Vice Chair Joins Proskauer

    Proskauer Rose LLP has snagged the former vice chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, adding her as a partner in the firm's Washington, D.C., office.

  • September 8, 2008

    Imaging Co. Execs Forfeit Options In Settlement

    California-based imaging company Electronics for Imaging Inc. has settled a shareholder lawsuit regarding the company's option-granting practices with an agreement that reduces stock options benefits for company officers.

  • September 5, 2008

    Family Dollar Facing Yet Another FLSA Suit

    For the third time this year, Family Dollar Stores Inc. has been hit with a proposed class action accusing it of failing to pay its managers overtime wages.

  • September 5, 2008

    Judge Trims Claims In Genesco Class Action

    A district court has pared down the claims in a putative class action against Genesco Inc. but has refused to dismiss a request for injunctive relief against the shoe retailer for alleged wage-and-hour violations.

  • September 8, 2008

    WideBand Loses Bid To Toss Trade Secrets Claims

    A district judge has refused to grant partial summary judgment to several defendants, including WideBand Solutions Inc., in a trade secrets suit filed by ClearOne Communications Inc. against its former employees.

  • September 5, 2008

    Fastenal Reaches $10M Deal In OT Class Case

    Fastenal Co. would cough up $10 million to settle a wage-and-hour collective action under a settlement deal that the fastener distributor and the plaintiffs — assistant general managers who claimed they were misclassified as exempt from overtime pay requirements — asked a district court to approve on Tuesday.

  • September 5, 2008

    Pilots Slam Spirit Airlines In Labor Lawsuit

    The Air Line Pilots Association International union has filed a lawsuit accusing Spirit Airlines Inc. of violating a current collective bargaining agreement by engaging in a “systematic assault on its pilots.”

  • September 4, 2008

    7th Circ. Affirms Ruling In Favor Of Exelon Union

    A federal appeals court panel ruled Tuesday that a labor union can represent retirees in an arbitration dispute with electric utility Exelon Corp. over medical benefits.

  • September 4, 2008

    Willful Misclassification Claims Kicked From KFC Suit

    The federal district judge overseeing multidistrict litigation against Kentucky Fried Chicken Corp. has dismissed claims that the fast food giant willfully misclassified hundreds of assistant managers.

  • September 4, 2008

    Dental Implant Makers Settle For $2M

    Swiss dental implant company Nobel Biocare has settled an unfair competition lawsuit in which it accused rival Keystone Dental Inc. of poaching its employees and inducing a breach of their confidentiality agreements.