Employment Archive » March, 2007

Employment - March, 2007

168 articles

• Mine Fined $1.5M After Employee Deaths
• New Legislation Protects Nurse Whistleblowers
• 401(k) Suit Against Kraft Moves Forward
• Outstanding Women: Denise M. Clark
• Defamation Decision Strips Brokers Of Recourse
• Union Claims Albertsons Bullied Workers
• Northwest Flight Attendants Still Barred From Striking
• Fired Executive Accuses Wal-Mart Of Dirty Tactics
• Employer Not Responsible For Stock Fall: Judge
• Supreme Court Hearing Nears In Coca-Cola Race Case
• Guidance On Investment Advice For 401(k) Participants
• Alliance Told To Pay Millions In Defamation Case
• Judge Refuses To Toss Foamex Employment Suit
• Illegal Alien Hires Cost Fence Co. $4.7M
• Circuit Affirms Attorney's Disability Benefits Award
• Cooley Godward Kronish
• Olive Garden Owner Settles Wage-And-Hour Claim
• Frank's Bill Highlights Executive Pay Dispute
• E-Mail May Spell Trouble For Wilson Sonsini
• Eckerd Prevails In Appeal Of FLSA Case
• Embattled State Insurer Faces New Probe
• India Requires Employers To Pay Tax On Employee Stock Options
• Court Echoes Panel In Merrill Broker Firing
• Delphi Still Wants Consensual Deal With Unions
• Unions Sue New York Over Hospital Overhaul Plans
• Deutsche Raid Sparks Legal Tussle Over Contracts
• Worker Visas Expected To Run Out In Record Time
• Littler Expands Into Portland
• Northwest Pulls $129M Non-Union Workers Claim
• Cozen O'Connor
• Protecting A Valuable Company Asset
• Newspaper Tramples On Journalistic Ideals: Union
• Ex-Mortgage Lenders Head Tries To Evade Arrest
• Supreme Court Thwarts Whistleblower's Payday
• "Flagrant Violations" Led To Miner's Death: Report
• Ex-Defense Contractor CFO Arrested Over Backdating
• Advice For Employers On Employee Theft Insurance
• Oracle Suit May Spur Federal Actions Against SAP
• Fisher & Phillips Snags Three Saul Ewing Partners
• Court Reverses NLRB "Supervisor" Ruling
• FPL Food Faces Wage-And-Hour Class Action
• BP Hit With More Suits Over Texas Refinery Blast
• Court Rules Illegal Immigrants Can Bring Wage Claims
• Parents Sue McDonalds Over Kids' Wages
• Lawmakers To Inspect State Compensation Insurer
• Albertsons Employees Settle For $53M
• Akin Gump
• Federal Court Finds Confidentiality Rule Violates NLRA
• Delta Financial Denied FLSA Retail Exemption
• EEOC Launches Applebee's Harassment Suit
• Judge Mulls Northwest Flight Attendants' $1B Claim
• Shareholders Slam KLA-Tencor In Amended Suit
• Trucking Co. Triumphs Over EEOC In Disability Suit
• Christenson Electric Dealt Retirement Fund ERISA Suit
• Employers Must Comply With New Requirements
• Prosecutor's Race Bias Case Dismissed
• NLRB Rejects L.A. Times' Claims Against Press Union
• Pfizer Whistleblower Challenges Claim Dismissal
• Christian Worker Sues Raytheon Over Sunday Work
• Court Reverses Part of Dr Pepper Race Case
• House Panel Shelves Debate On "Say And Pay" Bill
• School Bus Drivers Seek Overtime Pay
• Employers Must Comply With New Civil Union Law
• Report Blasts BP For Refinery Accident
• Blockbuster Hit With Overtime Suit
• Judge Tosses ERISA Suit Against Data Co.
• Delta Offers $480M Reward To Employees
• Blockbuster CEO To Step Down By End Of 2007
• Bally Fitness Hit With Wage-And-Hour Suit
• Wal-Mart Lobs Countersuit At Fired Executive
• Shareholder Accuses Goldman Of Overpaying Execs
• IUE-CWA Objects To Delphi's Incentive Plan
• Circuit Revives ERISA Suit Against Aetna
• Modesto To Pay $3.25M In Sex Discrimination Case
• Court Split On Employee's Right To Sue Over File
• Ex-Scrushy Bodyguard Wins $1.9M
• Cintas Ordered To Revise Handbook
• Patton Boggs
• NLRB Sides With Fired News-Press Reporters
• Euronext Worker Loses Campaign For IP Rights
• Seventh Circuit Remands WARN Act Case
• Disney Options Probe Seems To Clear Jobs
• U.S. Promises To Enact Law On Worker Gear
• DOJ Hits N.Y. Prison Department With Title VII Suit
• Gender Discrimination Class Upheld In Wal-Mart Case
• Appeals Court Overturns Contraception Ruling
• Court Reverses Dismissal Of Truck Co.'s Antitrust Suit
• Judge Blesses Asarco Agreement With Workers
• Blockbuster Faces EEOC Charges
• Arnold & Porter
• Morgan Stanley Reaches Deal With Female Execs
• Judge Denies Class In Musicland Overtime Suit
• C.H. Robinson Suit Shipped To Alabama In Venue Spat
• OSHA Warns 14,000 Employers Of High Injury Rates
• Court Shakes Head At UnitedHealth Bid
• Class Actions Say Chicken Co. Plucked Pay
• Machinist Accuses BP Of Negligence
• "American Idol" Sex Scandal Leads To Suit
• HP Defendants Sidestep Jail
• Whistleblowers Banned Under Labor Dept. Deals
• Jury Waivers As An Alternative To Arbitration Clauses
• Tata Unjust Enrichment Suit To Go Forward: Judge
• Class Denied In FLSA Case Against AT&T
• Executives Bow Out Of Scandal-Addled Juniper
• Avoiding The Wage-And-Hour Lawsuit Boom
• Food Service Faces Suit Over Missed Breaks
• FedEx Delivery Drivers Seek Class Status
• Dana Agrees To $78M Trust For Nonunion Retirees
• Venable LLP
• Senate Becomes Latest To Investigate Mercury
• The Dangers Of Overbroad Work Rules
• Report: Guest Worker System Is "Shamefully Abusive"
• Teller Sues KeyBank For Negligence
• Ex-Brocade Official Wants Separate Trial
• Employees Say GM, Bank Mishandled 401(k)
• Motorola Settles Sex Bias Suit
• SEC To Probe Executive "Safe Harbor" Trading Plan
• Ex-Aide Accuses KeySpan Of Retaliatory Fire
• Dana's Unions Want Creditors Out Of CBA Debate
• Delinquent Payments Violate ERISA: Union
• UnitedHealth To Correct Its Options Grant Dates
• SEC, House Crack Down On Executive Pay
• Policy Threatens Attorney-Client Privilege: Lawyers
• House Considers Bill Over Shareholder Say In Pay
• Circuit Upholds American Electric's Benefits Denial
• Luck Played Hand In Well Timed Options Grants: Study
• Delta Vows To Share Post-Bankruptcy Spoils
• Day Pitney
• Appeals Court Rules For Fed In Discrimination Suit
• Options Probe Costs Another Executive His Job
• Ethanol Co. Sues Workers Over Trade Secrets
• Court Rules Fendi Broke State Labor Laws
• Largest Workplace Class Action In History Advances
• Court Sides With Union In Bargaining Agreement Spat
• EEOC Smacks Walgreens With Race Bias Suit
• Ninth Circuit Remands Case Over Low Attorneys' Fees
• Lawmakers Rail Against Hidden Pension Fees
• Financial Restatements Increase In 2006
• Steel Makers Covered By Corporate Veil: Court
• BP, OSHA Reach Settlement Over Ohio Refinery
• The EEOC's New Treatment Of Health Care Workers
• Dana Hits Back At Retirees Moves to Keep Benefits
• FedEx Bid To Dismiss Discrimination Case Fails
• Lear Employee Brings Suit Over Icahn Acquisition
• Northwest Fires Back At Union
• Kirkland & Ellis Race Discrimination Suits Pile Up
• BP Internal Report To Remain Sealed
• IRS Reports On Exec Compensation At Non-Profits
• Raytheon Files Suit Over Trade Secrets, Patents
• Broker Thwarts $45M UBS Overtime Settlement
• Ex-Senior Counsel Accuses Akin Gump Of Age Bias
• The EFCA Is More Than A Misleading Name
• Comair Pilots Yield To Tentative Concessions Deal
• Group Supports Dana Bid To Scrap Retiree Benefits
• Employee Free Choice Act Passes House
• Indian Workers' RICO Claims Reinstated
• Steptoe Brings Employment Attorney Onboard
• DuPont Employee's Frontpay Award Reversed
• EEOC Hits Union With Retaliation Suit
• Duane Morris
• Plaintiffs Regroup, Hit Tyson With Smaller FLSA Suit
• Court Denies Black's Motion To Block Plea
• Teachers Union Fined For Strike Talks
• Making Employer Stock Safe for Your 401(k) Plan
• HP Denies Pretexting Former Employee
• Ballard Spahr
• AFL-CIO Criticism Of Wal-Mart Exec Pay Heats Up
• Frustrated Pilots Sue US Airways