Employment Archive » April, 2007

Employment - April, 2007

181 articles

• Judge Wants Kmart Case Tossed To State Court
• Judge Certifies Class In FLSA Suit Against USAA
• Wilson Sonsini's Role As Brocade Counsel Queried
• Court Sides With New Century's Top Earners
• San Francisco Settles Pregnancy Harassment Claims
• Title VII Suit Against Kidney Service To Proceed
• Yucaipa, Union Face RICO Suit Over Allied Deal
• Former JP Morgan VP Claims Race, Gender Bias
• FBI Doesn't Have To Reveal Employer-Informant
• Lawmakers Ask DOE To Help In Student Loan Probe
• Northwest Flight Attendants Union Backs Down
• Solutia Retirees Object To Exclusivity Motions
• RIM Faces New Probe Over Stock Options
• Defense Counsel Fight Suits With Collateral Estoppel
• U.S. Joins Medicare Fraud Whistleblower Case
• Computer Associates Hit With FLSA Suit
• NLRB Rules In Union Clash
• BP Targeted Again Over Worker Safety
• KERPS: You Can't Always Get What You Want
• House Renews Push To Ban Discrimination Of Gays
• Marvell Faces SEC Backdating Probe
• Gender Bias At Finance Cos. Hardly "Settled"
• Eastern's Pilots Lose Another Appeal
• Lawmakers To Introduce Bill To Amend OSHA
• FDNY Could Face Discrimination Suit
• Court To Revisit UPS Case Over Deaf Workers
• Shareholders Ask To Freeze BP CEO's Pay
• Extradition Bid Put Off For Comverse Exec
• Technicians Take Aim At Qwest In FLSA Suit
• Goodyear Faces Sex Discrimination Suit
• Avaya, Union Sued Over Severance Payments
• Minimum Wage Bill Pact Negotiated
• Appellate Court Puts The Brakes On Lionel Case
• Calpine Moves Suit Over KERPs Agreement
• Fugitive Invests In Namibia Amid Extradition Bid
• Morgan Stanley To Pay $46M To Female Brokers
• DOE Documents Detail Sallie Mae Stock Ownership
• Nord LB To Appeal $4M Verdict In Gender Bias Case
• Imus Insult Sparks NYPD Discrimination Suit
• Mayer Brown's Employment Head Joins Weil Gotshal
• Continental Sues Union Over "Alcoholic" Pilot
• Supreme Court Nixes U. Of Phoenix's Bid For Review
• New Century To Reveal Executive Pay Details
• SEC Files Charges Against Two Ex-Apple Execs
• Kentucky River Case Causes Workforce Scrutiny
• DOL Mulls Changes To FLSA's Child Labor Rules
• High Court Hears Argument In ERISA Fiduciary Case
• SEC To File Action Against Ex-Apple Lawyer: Source
• A Bad Law With A Snappy Acronym Is Still A Bad Law
• Target Hit With Wage-And-Hour Suit
• BlackRock Files Suit Over Employee Departure
• Warner Music Ripped Off Deal Maker: Suit
• Are You Prepared For Workplace Violence?
• TX Supreme Court Refuses To Rehear Oil Field Dispute
• EEOC Sues TJX For Sexual Harassment
• $100M Workers Comp Scam Yields 5 Indictments
• Wachovia Fights Delphi Objection To Employee Suit
• Boeing Fails To Get ERISA Suit Dismissed
• Jackson Lewis Snags Devoted Workplace Lawyer
• House Says Yes To "Say On Pay"
• Motorola Told To Pay $23M In Legal Fees
• Court Nixes Retaliation Claim Against St. Luke's
• Appeals Court Orders AK Steel To Pay Pensions
• Ruling Calls For Court To Review Contracting Bias
• AIG Subsidiary Faces Wage-And-Hour Suit
• DOJ Accuses Accenture, HP Of Kickbacks Scheme
• 9/11 Workers Lose Appeal For Health Compensation
• Lockheed Workers' Case Over Toxins Dismissed
• Police Officers Say Political Affilation Led To Demotion
• Electronic Data Faces FLSA Suit
• Black Workers Sue Contractor Over Katrina Cleanup
• Some Claims Dismissed In Xerox ERISA Suit
• Interest In D&O Insurance On The Rise: Study
• NLRB Failed To Prove Power Co. In Contempt: Court
• Judge Awards Asbestos Victim $3.2 Million
• New Century Workers Seek To Form Committee
• Circuit Rules Tribe Is Subject To Employment Laws
• Lawmakers Take Issue With Ch. 11 Executive Pay
• Bush Says No To "Say On Pay"
• Sears Hit With Age Discrimination Class Action
• Suit Targets RadioShack's Applicant Screening
• High Court Hears Home Care Worker's Wage Case
• Maryland Backs Down In "Wal-Mart Law" Fight
• Ex-Employee Denies He Gave Away Wal-Mart Secrets
• Mortgage Lender Settles 25 Overtime Lawsuits
• N.Y. Enacts Broad Workers' Compensation Reforms
• Supreme Court Denies Appeal Over Wordy Pleading
• Trash Company Hit With Wage-And-Hour Suit
• Delphi's Bail-Out Hits Snag Over Wage Talks: Report
• Lawyers Up In Arms Over Landmark Wage Ruling
• No Breaks for California Employers
• Supreme Court Declines To Hear Racial Slur Case
• Biotech Cos. Settle Trade Secrets Spat
• High Court Mulls Appeal of California Labor Law
• Personnel Policy May Constitute Unfair Labor Practice
• UBS Ordered To Pay $3.5M In Sex Bias Case
• Judge OK's Northwest Flight Attendants Wage Cut
• Delphi Objects To Wachovia's Suit Against Employee
• California Court Rules In Landmark Wage Suit
• Wal-Mart Workers Sue For Lost Retirement Benefits
• Lehman Bros. Accused Of Options Backdating
• Musicland Settles With Two Former Executives
• Responding To Employee Embezzlement
• Widow Gets $9M Over Asbestos Poisoning
• Lawyer Asks For Wal-Mart Surveillance Records
• Appeals Court Says Mine Claims Can Be Heard In U.S.
• Ruling Puts Suit Against CNET On The Ropes
• Outstanding Women: Wilma Liebman
• High Court To Dismiss Coca-Cola Race Bias Case
• Court Revives Wal-Mart Suit Against Former Exec
• FedEx Hit With $3M Jury Award In Harassment Case
• Outstanding Women: Naomi Earp
• Cold War Nuclear Workers Sue DOL
• Renaissance To Fork Over $17M In Trade Secrets Tiff
• Resort To Pay $101M To Injured Workers
• New Century Wants $6.3M In Bonuses For Execs
• Court Of Appeals Affirms MetLife Case Dismissal
• Former Vivendi Exec Cries Foul Over Pension Cut
• Merrill Ordered To Give Ex-Broker Her Job Back
• FedEx To Pay At Least $50M To Settle Race Case
• Outstanding Women: Nancy Abell
• Reminder On Benefit Notice, Statement Requirements
• Court Allows Arrest Of Ex-Mortgage Lenders Exec
• Dana Shells Out $5.2M In Pension Payment
• Survivors Sue Massey Energy Over Coal Mine Fire
• Miracle Drug Or Overdose?
• Outstanding Women: Lynn Rossman Faris
• UAW Defends Collective Bargaining Agreement
• Arbitrator Rules For Union In Tribune Sale Of Papers
• Jury Awards Doctor $6.3M
• Pixar Workers Received Backdated Options: Disney
• DOL Goes After Connecticut Nursery
• Kinder Morgan In $8.4M Settlement
• Court Lets Wal-Mart Silence Fired Security Operative
• J&J Fires Back At Sales Rep In Overtime Pay Suit
• Pilots Sue FAA Over Mandatory Retirement Age
• Appeals Court Reverses Carpal Tunnel Case
• Outstanding Women: Roxanne Conlin
• "Time Shaving" Suits Against Wal-Mart Pile Up
• Barnes & Noble Blames Law Firm For Backdating
• NFL Union Says Retiree Suit Is Out Of Bounds
• Court Bats Down Contract Dispute Against Law Firm
• Court OK's Unions' Sale Of Northwest Claims
• Teachers File Suit Against Fund Over Kickbacks
• Outstanding Women: Patricia Slovak
• SEC Probes Take-Two Over Options Grants
• Circuit City Layoffs Prompt Age Discrimination Suit
• Discrimination Claim Emerges In U.S. Attorney Row
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Employee Accused Of Theft
• Judge Certifies New Claim In Abbott Class Action
• Crikey! Outback Restaurants Sued For Gender Bias
• Idaho Court Takes On E-Mail Privacy Case
• Outstanding Women: Nicole Marie Walthour
• Former Backdating Crusader Joins California Firm
• Northwest Attendants Press On With Strike Fight
• Preventing Sexual Harassment Claims In The Workplace
• SafeNet Recoups $1.6M From Former Execs
• Judge Urges More Talks Between Dana, Unions
• Alcoa Wins ERISA Appeal
• Events Highlight Employers' Conflicting Obligations
• Nellson Asks Court To Greenlight Reduced Bonuses
• Outstanding Women: Rebecca Winterscheidt
• Judge Overturns Whistleblower Claims In Oil Case
• NLRB Serves Starbucks A Suit For Union Busting
• Worker Visa Requests Soar Past Cap On First Day
• Delphi Seeks To Ship Finance Jobs To India
• Creditors Challenge Bonuses For Photo Co. Execs
• Employees Accuse Wal-Mart Of Wage Tampering
• Antitrust Case Against Union Dismissed
• Absolute Privilege Protects Employers' Statements
• Appeals Court Backs Wachovia In Arbitration Dispute
• Wal-Mart Sued Over Racial Profiling Charges
• Case Spotlights Union Recruiting By E-Mail
• Northwest Creditors OK Management Equity Plan
• Bryan Cave Adds Former Lucent Lawyer
• Options Backdating Catches Up To Biomet
• PBGC To Pick Up Collins & Aikman's Pension Tab
• Chinese Union Lambasts Fast-Food Giants' Wages
• Outstanding Women: Kelly Dermody
• High Court Refuses Appeal Over Pilot Pensions
• Reports On Fired Mass. Mutual CEO Unsealed