Employment Archive » November, 2006

Employment - November, 2006

159 articles

• Growing Ford & Harrison Spreads Into Desert
• The Business Of Diversity: Parameters For A Successful Corporate Affirmative Action Program
• Committee Calls For Easing Oversight Regulations
• Study Speculates On Backdating In Canada
• HP Accused Of Insider Trading Over Spying Debacle
• Xilinx Cheers As SEC Drops Informal Backdating Probe
• Former Broker Still Unhappy With Merrill's Offer
• Wal-Mart Readies For More Labor Legal Battles
• Scrushy Settles Claims Over Bonuses, Legal Fees
• Law Firm Profile: Nixon Peabody LLP
• Lesbian Fire Chief Burned By Bias Suits
• Law Firm Profile: WilmerHale
• Jackson Lewis Sets Up Shop In Orange County
• AnnTaylor Awaits Final Approval Of Class Action Suit
• UnitedHealth Shareholders: Freeze McGuire Assets
• Smith Barney Sex Discrimination Case Grows
• Sherwin-Williams Hit With Age-Discrimination Suit
• Pilots Union Grills Comair Execs About Pay Cuts
• Grasso Appeals For Jury Trial
• EEOC Strikes At Sidley's Discovery Bid In Age Suit
• Delta Agrees To Add $719M For Pilot Pensions
• Supreme Court Remands MetLife ERISA Case
• Let Us Strike, Northwest Flight Attendants Say
• Supreme Court Mulls Clock In Discrimination Cases
• Sexual Harassment Training: New Regulations, New Requirement Covering Out Of State Employers
• Solutia Plan Draws Objection From Dept. Of Labor
• Compensation Consultant Targeted In Backdating Suit
• Trading Cos. Settle Suit Over Singapore Employees
• Ackermann To Pay €3.2M To Settle Mannesmann Case
• Judge Shoots Down Pilots Request For Merger Info
• More Execs Look For Work In Wake Of Options Scandal
• Hospital Sued For Sexual Harrassment, Retaliation
• Restrictive Covenants In Georgia: Avoiding The Choice Of Law Trap
• NASD Arbitrators Award Investment Banker $250K
• Reverse Race Discrimination Case Continues
• J.P. Morgan Coughs Up $2.2M To Settle EEOC Case
• IBM To Pay $65M To Settle Overtime Suit
• Class Of 51,273 Workers Decertified In Wal-Mart Lawsuit
• Upcoming Trial Adds To Deutsche Bank's Woes
• JPMorgan Settles Disability Claims
• FedEx Employee Wins $950K In Discrimination Case
• E.C. Opens Debate On Updating European Labor Laws
• Whistleblowers Propel Government Fraud Recoveries
• Judge Grants Protection To NWA Execs Contracts
• Mayor Shoots Down $2.7M Harassment Settlement
• Cheesecake Execs Agree To "Clawbacks"
• Executive Compensation Disclosure
• Fired Trader Seeks C$100M From Bank of Nova Scotia
• Paul Hastings Opens Office, Snags Jones Day Partners
• Law Firm Profile: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
• Texas Janitors Reach Settlement
• New Cyberonics Chairman Probed For Backdating
• Celanese Triggers Trade Secrets Suit With Saudi Rival
• Western Digital Discloses Options Backdating Suits
• Kmart Wins Whistleblower Suit
• The Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act's Health Insurance Nondiscrimination Rule
• Eighth Circuit Upholds $3.4M Sex Discrimination Suit
• Brokers May Testify In State Agency Bribery Trial
• Law Firm Profile: Epstein, Becker & Green
• Delphi, Unions Get More Time To Find Common Ground
• SEC, FCC Investigate HP Over Spying Scandal
• 30 Firefighters Sue Ohio City Over Flawed Exams
• CA Sues Ex-CEO To Recover Attorneys' Fees
• Pharmaceutical Giants Face Wage And Hour Claims
• A Look Back At 2006 In Labor And Employment Law
• CBS, Writers Guild Engage In War Of Words
• Skilling and Government Reach Pact On Pension Suit
• Law Firm Profile: Alston & Bird LLP
• King & Spalding Partner Jumps To Paul Hastings
• Nvidia Falls Prey To Shareholder Action Over Options
• HP Chairwoman Pleads Not Guilty In Pretexting Case
• Oneida Throws Punch At PBGC Over Payments
• U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Opposes Federal Wage Hike
• Class Certification Denied In Pottery Barn Kids Case
• Former Exec Settles Pay Dispute With Fannie Mae
• Comair Flight Attendants Agree To Reduced Contract
• Sales Rep Challenges Eli Lilly For Unpaid Overtime
• L.A.Councilmen Question $2.7M Harassment Settlement
• Football Coach Alleges Race Discrimination
• Court Says Illegal Immigrant Deserves U.S. Wages
• Dana's New Bonus Plan Triggers Both Anger and Praise
• Union Plays Hardball With Calpine Over Contracts
• San Francisco Trade Group Sues Over Health Care Law
• NLRB To Hear Charges Against News-Press
• Grasso Seeks To Postpone Day Of Reckoning
• Judge Upholds Arbitration Award Against Cigna/ACE
• Australia's High Court Upholds Labor-Law Reform
• Chinese Labor Law To Affect Foreign Companies
• NWA Asks Court To Bless Mechanics Agreement
• Synergetics Starts A Battle In Eye Surgery Patent War
• Electronics Co. Settles Trade Secrets Suit
• Meridian Fires Back At Former Worker With Suit
• Firefighter Accuses Lesbian Bosses Of Discrimination
• Making Nice: The Results Of The 2006 California Legislative Session For California's Employers
• Washington Mutual Pays $47M To End Comerica Suit
• Law Firm Profile: Vinson & Elkins
• Crowell Snags Health & Employment Boutique
• Appeals Court Dismisses Retaliation Suits Against Citibank
• Former Yale Scientist Says She's Lost Out On Royalties
• StorageTek Squirms Out Of $12M Verdict
• Congress To Tackle Executive Compensation
• Producers, Teamsters Unite In "Top Model" Labor Saga
• Ex-HP Ethics Chief Pleads Not Guilty In Pretexting Case
• Law Firm Profile: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
• NLRB Reports Drop In Case Decisions In 2006
• Family Sues Wal-Mart, MetLife Over Denial Of Benefits
• UPS Sued Over Health And Welfare Plan Mismanagement
• Minimum Wage May Increase For First Time In A Decade
• Homeland Security Worker Wins $2.5M Verdict
• Widow Gets Chance To Receive "Black Lung" Benefits
• Firefighter Settles Racial Bias Suit For $2.7M
• California Work-At-Home Employees Sue Cigna Healthcare
• Lawyers Seek Class Certification For Costco Workers
• NYC Wins IRS Refund For City Workers
• Law Firm Profile: Hogan & Hartson LLP
• Pension Protection Act Creates New Opportunities For Employers
• Tower Records Seeks Approval Of Employee Bonus Plan
• Reality Show Writers Bare Teeth At "Top Model" Producers
• Raytheon Accused Of Violating Labor Laws
• Ex-Manager Sues FedEx For Hostile Work Environment
• Law Firm Profile: Shutts & Bowen LLP
• Wolf Block Adds Benefits, Compensation Specialist As Partner
• Off the Sled, And Out Of Court As Well?
• Tyson Settles Race Discrimination Suit
• Dana Proposes Trimmed-Down Executive Bonus Plan
• UPS Settles California Overtime Suit
• Indian Tribe Asks For Labor-Law Exemption
• Law Firm Profile: Holland & Hart LLP
• Ford & Harrison Grows Its Ranks With New Partner
• Discrimination Suit Against Merrill Expands
• Appeals Court Grants EEOC Win Against Nursing Home
• Law Firm Profile: Jackson Lewis LLP
• Denny's Settles Employee Lawsuit For $1.7M
• Baxter Healthcare Worker's Claims Tossed
• Texas Supreme Court Provides New Focus For Noncompete Contract Enforcement
• Employees File Discrimination Suit Against Wal-Mart
• Ending Strike, Mechanics Pen Deal With Northwest
• Health Labor Lawyer Joins Epstein Becker & Green
• Wireless Security Cos. Settle Trade Secret Dispute
• Union Calls Foul Against Taxicab Companies
• Tower Tries To Give Founder The Heave-Ho
• Energy Co. Discriminated Against Veteran: Lawsuit
• Appeals Court Upholds GM ERISA Decision
• Firm Profile: Baker Botts
• Merrill Lacks Black Brokers, CEO Testifies
• Spitzer Says Grasso Owes NYSE $112.2M
• Verizon Called To Account For Alleged Lewd Acts
• NLRB Demands Response From Rogue Investment Firm
• Law Firm Profile: Dickinson Wright PLLC
• Vegetable Producer To Pay Out $3.5M To Workers
• ACLU Petitions For Undocumented Workers' Rights
• Judge: Source Defendants Owe $7.9M, Not $15.5M
• Ex-Comverse General Counsel To Plead Guilty
• American Girl Hits Back At Actors' Equity Association
• Merrill Exec Addresses Discrimination Allegations
• Home Depot Sued Over "Expected" Unpaid Overtime
• Judge Greenlights JPMorgan Pension Case
• Ruling Scales Down Whistleblower Claims
• Agilent's Motions Denied In Trade Secrets Suit