Employment Archive » September, 2006

Employment - September, 2006

156 articles

• Law Firm Profile: O'Melveny & Myers
• Appeals Court Rules Against Verizon In Funeral Case
• Court Bats Down AmEx Unit Employee's Bias Suit
• Circuit Court Revives RICO Claims In Illegal Worker Case
• Universal Corp. Whistleblowers Awarded $25 Million
• EEOC Files Discrimination Lawsuit Against Denny's
• University Of Phoenix Hit With Discrimination Suit
• United Targeted In Disability Discrimination Suit
• HP General Counsel Resigns As Hill Shreds Pretexting
• Judge Stalls Delphi Labor Hearing Again
• Judge: Halliburton Not Liable For Iraq Overtime Claims
• Southwest Airlines Ignored Harasser: EEOC
• Workers Can't Sue Wal-Mart For Missed Meals
• Law Firm Profile: Lathrop & Gage L.C.
• Tyson Foods Settles Discrimination Claims
• EEOC Accuses Sara Lee Of Racial Discrimination
• Delta Looks To Add Legal Expertise
• More UAW Workers Choose To Depart Delphi
• Judge Tosses Race-Bias Suits Against Frito-Lay
• Executive Arrested In Backdating Scandal
• Health Coverage Dropping Among Small Companies
• EEOC Sues Bear Stearns For Discrimination
• Merger Would Create National Employment Practice
• Blue Chips Hit With Suits Over 401(k) Plans
• Hospital Stole Trade Secrets, Biotech Firm Charges
• EEOC Disputes Land O'Lakes' Severance Agreement
• Ex-Wachovia Broker Wins $3.8M In Panel Ruling
• Labor Department Looks To Boost 401(k)s
• High Court To Rule On Union Fees For Politics
• Law Firm Profile: McDermott Will & Emery
• FMLA-Protected Leave May Reduce Bonus
• Law Firm Profile: Fisher & Phillips LLP
• Ford Illegally Disclosed Medical Information: EEOC
• EEOC Slaps Exxon Mobil With Age Discrimination Suit
• Genetic Discrimination Bill Introduced In Congress
• Engineers Claim Former Union Illegally Hoarded Dues
• Bar Association To Study Retirement Policies At Firms
• Striking Northwest Mechanics Finally See Money
• Lowe's To Settle Class Action Over Overtime Pay
• Guidant Sues St. Jude Over Salespeople Recruitment
• Homeland Security Draws Up New Immigration Rules
• Cablevision Adds Subpoena To Its Stock Options Woes
• Citibank Claims Former Bankers Plundered S$50M
• Facing Dozens Of Suits, Coudert Files For Bankruptcy
• Ninth Circuit Rules In Favor Of Labor Unions
• Micrel and Monolithic Settle Patent, Trade Secrets Suit
• Tonkon Torp Lures Veteran To Lead Employment Group
• Court To Reconsider Whistleblower Claims
• Older Workers On The Rise, Survey Finds
• Class Action Targets Affiliated Computer
• Bush Taps Commissioner For EEOC Vice Chair
• EEOC Rules Against NY Knicks Coach and President
• Corporate America More Gay Friendly: Study
• Kmart To Pay Fine In Sexual Harassment Suit
• Milberg Weiss Might Sue Dell For 401(k) Stock Fraud
• C.H. Robinson Forks Over $15M To Settle Bias Suit
• Time Warner Legal Honcho Joins Baker Botts
• Pfizer Not Happy With Former Executive's Book
• Fast Food Chain Sued By Undocumented Employees
• Lawyers Wrestle Over Grasso Compensation
• Firm Profile: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
• Law Firm Faces New Round Of Harassment Claims
• Ruling Eases Challenges To ERISA Benefit Denials
• KPMG Appeals Decision On Executives' Legal Fees
• Ford & Harrison Grows New York Office
• NASD Panel Hears ING Whistleblower Dispute
• Northwest Flight Attendants Appeal Strike Ban
• Dana Urges Judge To Reconsider Incentive Plans
• Merrill's Top Execs To Be Deposed In Race-Bias Suit
• HP Admits Own Spokesman Targeted In Leak Probe
• Law Firm Profile: Sidley Austin
• CalPERS Named Lead Plaintiff In UnitedHealth Suit
• Lawyer Wants Tapped Calls Thrown Out In Coke Case
• Panel Clears Florida Judge Of Racial Bias Allegations
• Derivative Suit Against HP Faults Wilson Sonsini
• Delphi Labor Hearing Delayed Indefinitely
• Cablevision Settles Pay Dispute
• Motions To Dismiss Denied In Insurance Antitrust Case
• Former Sidley Director Gives In To EEOC Demands
• Law Firm Profile: Jones Day
• Northwest Defeated In Unemployment Benefit Battle
• Stock Options Backdating Scandal Ensnares Amkor
• New Retirement Plan Rules Under The Pension Protection Act Of 2006
• Bankruptcy Judge's Ruling Tossed In Mesaba Case
• Morgan Stanley Joins Inter-Brokerage Hiring Pact
• Former Foamex Head Sues Co. For Slander
• Pilots' Pension Suit Tossed Back to District Court
• Schwarzenegger Terminates California Wal-Mart Bill
• Grasso Wins Stay In Executive Compensation Case
• Appeals Court Dismisses Wells Fargo Title VII Case
• FedEx Damages Cut In Discrimination Suit
• IBM, Court And Congress Weigh In On Hybrid Plans
• Oppenheimer Settles Sex Discrimination Suit
• Judge Denies Damages In BondPro Trade Secret Suit
• Law Firm Profile: Weil Gotshal & Manges
• Judge Rules 401(k) Contributions Not A Ch. 7 Right
• Federal Circuit Tosses Judge's Lawsuit Over Lost Job
• Court Rules Man's Obesity Is Not A Disability
• Workers Take Aim At Lockheed Martin Over 401(k)
• Tyco Wins Dismissal Of Whistleblower Suit
• DOL Accuses Mortgage Broker Of Overtime Pay Violations
• Appeals Court Rejects DOJ Attorneys' Overtime Suit
• Pricewaterhouse Ruling May Redefine BofA Pension
• Cross Country Healthcare Settles California Wage Suit
• Saul Ewing Snaps Up Litigation Boutique
• HP Ousts Chairwoman Over Leak Investigation Fallout
• Court Revives Unfair Labor Case Against St. Vincent
• Labor, Employment Litigation In Slow Decline: Survey
• Sun Microsystems Sued Over Patents, Trade Secrets
• PBGC Still Mulling Delta's $913M Pension Tab
• Blockbuster, Viacom Hit With Another Class Action
• Letter Proves Age Discrimination At Sidley: EEOC
• Nassau Health Care Corp. Hit With Racial Bias Suit
• Supreme Court Denies Priority Status For Workers' Compensation Premiums
• Pharmacists' Suit Over Morning-After Pill To Proceed
• Amid Slump In Federal Litigation, Some Buck Trend
• Chicago Mayor Vetoes "Big Box" Wage Law
• Whistleblower Case v. Pfizer Dismissed
• Migrant Cleanup Workers Score In Katrina Overtime Suit
• Fired Employment Lawyer Targets Holland & Knight
• Law Firm Profile: Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP
• NYC Forces Ad Companies To Hire More Black Execs
• Merrill Broker Accused Of Discrimination Fires Back
• Supreme Court To Weigh Gender Discrimination Case
• Criminal Charges Loom For HP Over Board Leak Probe
• IRS Agents Join Backdating Taskforce
• Grooming Policy Does Not Violate Title VII
• How Judicial Referees Could Help Avoid Pitfalls
• N.C. Governor Violated Constitution: Judge
• Law Firm Profile: White & Case
• Cozen O'Connor Hauls In New Employment Team
• Lay Estate To Pay $12M To Pension Plans
• PBGC To Pick Up Oneida's Pension Tab
• Tower Automotive Creditors Appeal Labor Agreement
• Judge Tosses Three ERISA Claims, Lets One Remain
• Law Firm Profile: McCarter & English
• Backdating Costs Investors 8% Per Share: Survey
• HP's Board Probe Draws Attorney General's Interest
• Personality Tests May Open Employers To Legal Risks
• Workers Win Class Action Suit Against Union
• Backdating Probes To Spare No One: Grassley
• Wachovia Brokers Demand Overtime Pay
• Workers Target Inter-Con Over Overtime Pay
• Ex-Bear Stearns Broker Sues Firm For $30M
• The Future Of Cash Balance Retirement Plans
• Judge Lets Delta Dump Pilots' Pension Plan
• NLRB Throws Out Complaint Against MoMA
• Judge Denies Dana's Executive Compensation Bid
• Jackson Lewis Spreads To Three More Cities
• Landmark Pension Case Headed For Supreme Court
• Delta Seeks To Dump Pilots' Pension Plan
• Veteran's Case Against EEOC Dismissed
• IBM's Age Discrimination Suit Revived On Appeal
• Ohio, Unions Settle Religious Discrimination Case
• Qwest Slapped With Class Action Over Wages
• Littler Mendelson Ranked #1 In Employment Litigation