Employment Archive » January, 2007

Employment - January, 2007

188 articles

• Prison Nurses Win $1M In Civil Rights Action
• Litter Mendelson Grabs Attorneys For New Offices
• Court Tosses Pension Age Bias Suit Against PNC
• Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge
• Judge Favors Employers In Computer Privacy Case
• NLRB To Examine Newspaper's E-Mail Policy
• Circuit Court Defeats Unions' Pension Petition
• Ex-Prudential Manager Wins Age Bias Case
• Backdating Charges Surface In Caremark Row
• SEC OKs Market-Based Options Valuation
• Elarbee Thompson Sapp & Wilson
• Chipmaker Takes Charge For Backdating
• NLRB Sides With Disneyland In Harassment Case
• Tyson Foods Faces 2008 Trial Over Illegal Hiring
• Delta Seeks Approval For $70M DOL Deal
• Raytheon Accused Of Stealing Trade Secrets
• Latino Workers Get $2.8M In Discrimination Case
• Morrison & Foerster
• Police Overtime Suit Moves Closer To Trial
• Equity's New Clothes?
• Judge Finds In Favor Of Xerox Employees
• Covington & Burling
• Merck Accused Of Denying Overtime
• Target Settles EEOC Race Suit
• Qwest To Pay Nacchio's Legal Fees
• SEC Launches Formal Probe Of Home Builder
• Class Action Attorneys Win Access To Contact Data
• Delta Offers Retired Pilots $440M In Claims
• Mesaba Unveils Executive Bonus Plan
• Class Certifications Faced Challenges In 2006
• Northwest To Fork Over $14M To PBGC
• Wage-And-Hour Class Actions Continue To Grow
• EEOC Case Against Sidley Austin Heats Up
• Blank Rome LLP
• Wal-Mart Turns Itself In For Wage And Hour Abuses
• Wal-Mart Ad Executive Sues Over Dismissal
• Class Action Settlements Reach High In 2006: Report
• AFL-CIO Boosts Efforts To Pass Union Law
• Class Certified In FLSA Suit
• Doctors, L.A. County Resolve Benefits Dispute
• Ex-State Farm Agents Stripped Of $20M Award
• Supreme Court To Decide ERISA Fiduciary Case
• Testimony Delayed In Coca-Cola Trade Secret Trial
• U.S. Senate Kills Minimum Wage Bill
• Insurance Co. Granted Request For NASD Arbitration
• Kerr-McGee Loses Royalty Suit To Whistleblower
• Target Accused Of Age Discrimination
• Scorned HP Employee Flings Allegations Of Spying
• Employer Immune From Liability For Cyberthreats
• Broadcom Blames Founder For Backdating
• Court Shakes Head At Medtronic Whistleblower
• Apple CEO Jobs Questioned By Feds
• Inmates Lose Appeal To Keep Pensions
• Southwest Hit With Suit Over FMLA Leave Deductions
• High Court Will Not Hear Race Discrimination Case
• Northwest Files Against Union's $1B Claim
• Panel Hits Ex-Gemstar CEO With $93.6M Fine
• NLRB Hears Miners' Discrimination Case
• Law Firm Demands Unpaid Rape Trial Fees
• Levenfeld Pearlstein
• Judge Selects Lead Plaintiff In Apple's Options Case
• Attorney's Office Loses Top Backdating Prosecutor
• Union Rejects Mediation As BA Strike Looms
• Interlocking Boards Spread Options Scandal: Study
• Former Take Two CEO Backdated Options
• Securities Industry Eyes Baseball Arbitration Model
• Home Depot Underpaid Female Worker: EEOC
• Broker Firm Consultants Launch Action For Overtime
• Coke Trial Opens But Prosecutors Face Challenges
• Dana Opposes Bid To Open "Hellweek" Documents
• Damages Overturned In Reverse Discrimination Case
• Sixth Circuit Dissolves Class In Union Case
• Brokers Hit Morgan Stanley With FLSA Suit
• Creditors Oppose Class Claim In Musicland Case
• Ruling Poses Problem for California Health Plan
• Fannie Mae Wraps Up Probe Into Executive Pay
• Appeals Court Vacates Class In EDS 401(k) Case
• Ex-WorldCom Broker Sues Paul Weiss
• Casino Agreements Draw Opposition From Unions
• Law Firm Profile: Monty Partners
• N.Y. Bar Slams Mandatory Retirement At Firms
• Union Sues Boss Ahead of Election
• Grasso Sounds Off About Legal Costs In Pay Case
• Senate Panel OKs Deferred Pay Changes
• Law Firm Profile: Wilson Sonsini
• Monster Stock Options Probe Deepens
• Former Editor Attacks Paper Over Alleged Age Bias
• Looking East, U.S. Law Firms Boost India Practices
• HP Defendants Offered Plea Bargain
• FTI Joins Forces With Gephardt
• U.S. Attorney Who Targeted Backdating Resigns
• Court Backs Dismissal Of Maryland's "Wal-Mart Law"
• Law Firm Profile: Foley & Lardner LLP
• Canadian Court Lets Brokers Join Competitors
• Philips Workers File Class Action Over Health Care
• VA Medical Center Defeats Nurses' Overtime Dispute
• Equinix Says Probes Into Stock Options Have Ended
• Drinker Biddle Nets Two Boutique Lawyers
• DOJ Charges 148 Swift Workers With Identity Theft
• Supreme Court Refuses To Hear IBM Pension Case
• Wall Street Welcomes FLSA Exemption
• Goodyear To Pay Up In Sex Discrimination Case
• Outsourcing Contracts A Must To Protect IP In India
• Law Firm Profile: Lewis Fisher
• CIA Loses Bid To Dismiss Ex-Agent's Suit Over WMDs
• Gay Associate Sues Sullivan & Cromwell
• Novell Filing Stalled Amid Stock Option Probe
• Grand Ole Opry Hit With Age Discrimination Suit
• Lawmakers Launch "Blue Card" Bill
• ExxonMobil Employees Win Chance To Re-File Suit
• Apple's Grant To CEO Under Scrutiny: Report
• Newspaper's Union Vote Remains In Limbo
• Law Firm Profile: Sheppard Mullin LLP
• Union Health Care Fund Sues Natural Gas Co.
• Costco Discrimination Suit Gains Class Status
• A Strategy For Winning Non-Compete Cases
• Company May Reveal Black's Salary, Bonuses
• Iowa Democrats Look To Boost Minimum Wage
• United Airlines' Mechanics Defeated In Appeal
• Home Depot Shareholders Sue To Stop CEO Pay
• Grasso Fights To Keep His Controversial Payout
• Pension Hearing Postponed For Lewd Judge
• Minimum Wage Passes House, On To Senate
• Dental Care Co. Hit With Proposed Class Action
• Insurers Eye Backdating Scandal
• Supreme Court Remands FELA Liability Case
• Judge Rebuffs Challenge To Worker's Comp Law
• Supreme Court Hears Union Free Speech Case
• Intra-Office Dating And Retaliation Claims
• HP, Lexmark Settle Non-Compete Claims Lawsuits
• Ex-Comverse Attorney Settles Backdating Case
• Maternity Store Settles Pregnancy Bias Suit
• McAfee Amends Options Policy, Takes $25M Charge
• Reducing Fiduciary Exposure Under 401(k) Plans
• Sanders Sued Over Employee Status Under FLSA
• Pro-Worker Ruling To Stand, AG Says
• Maryland Fails Low-Wage Workers: Report
• High Court Denies Medical Resident Appeal
• A Delaware Lawyer's Perspective On Stock Option Grant Procedures
• Sanofi-Aventis Sued By Reps For Overtime Pay
• Trade-Secret Litigation Targets Conference Calls
• Harley Davidson Union Fights Arbitration Ruling
• High Court To Hear Coca-Cola Bottler Appeal
• Suit Over L.A. Supermarket Law Heads To Trial
• PBGC Picks Up Delta's Pilots' Pensions
• Schwarzenegger Seeks Universal Health Coverage
• Conflicts Questioned In Apple Options Probe
• Models May Get More In Price-Fixing Settlement
• Supreme Court To Hear Home Health Worker's Case
• Motorola Could Face $100M Hit In SPS Case: Attorneys
• Motorola's Violations Could See $100M Hit: Attorneys
• Patent Examiner's Race Discrimination Case Fizzles
• Littler Reinforces Strong Base With Cleveland Firm
• Apple Lawsuit Spotlights Jobs' Role
• Dealing With Gender Identity In The Workplace
• Shareholders Want Home Depot Board Members Out
• Trump Sued For Age Discrimination
• Suit Takes Aim At Silicon Valley's Youth Culture
• Assaulted Women Sue Rite Aid For Negligence
• Judge Clarifies Foley's Role In Tower Case
• Ogletree Deakins Opens New Offices
• Government Tries To Plug Coca-Cola Leaks
• Judge Tossed From Racial Bias Suit
• Coca-Cola Objects To Subpoena
• Wal-Mart Faces Demand For $62M In New Damages
• Judges Sue For Long-Awaited Pay Raise
• Law Firm Profile: Frost Brown Todd LLP
• Unions Sue U.S. Over Worker Gear
• Ex-Qualcomm Employee Sentenced For Data Theft
• Dealing With Religion In The Workplace
• Sacked Morgan Stanley Exec Claims Age Bias
• NLRB: Toledo Blade Lockout Illegal
• Report Warns Agencies About Probationary Workers
• San Francisco Adopts Mandatory Paid Sick Leave
• Suit Alleges Legg Mason Dodges Paying Overtime
• Home Depot CEO's Exit Pay Rouses Investor Ire
• MassMutual Suffers Setback In Battle With Ex-CEO
• Damages Slashed In Whistleblower Suit
• Appeals Court Upholds Employer's Class Action Waiver
• Ousted Dean Sues University For Discrimination
• Delta Confirms Pilots Have Won Pension Plan
• Pension Plan Overcharged Workers, Suit Claims
• State Immigration Laws Put Employers On Notice
• Comair, Pilots Agree On More Time For Talks
• Jobs Did Nothing Wrong: Apple
• AIG Sues Former Employee
• Milberg Weiss Takes Another Blow
• DNA Sequencing Rivals Head To Court