Employment Archive » March, 2008

Employment - March, 2008

181 articles

• Anti-Retaliation Rules Protect 3rd Parties: 6th Circ.
• Sonnenschein Underpaid Ex-Partner: Jury
• PwC Pays $4M To Settle Sexual Harassment Suit
• Justices Decline Circuit City Class Arbitration Appeal
• The Challenges Of 'Bring Your Gun To Work' Laws
• Pfizer Loses Bid To Stay Discovery In Age Bias Suit
• Employment Duo Leaves MoFo For Jones Day
• Electrician's Sex Bias Suit Can Proceed: 9th Circuit
• Cook Medical Wins Injunction Against Ex-Employees
• EEOC Proposal Shifts Burden In Age Bias Claims
• Court Clears Bloomberg News Of Employment Bias
• Justices To Review Law On Unions' Payroll Deductions
• ERISA Suit Alleges Wal-Mart Wasted $60M In Funds
• Judge Stops Bear Stearns Exec from Defecting
• Delphi, DOL Call Truce In ERISA Spat
• Kinks Persist In Class Action Fairness Act: Experts
• Developing A Blog Policy For Your Workplace
• Ministerial Exception Bars Priest's Race Bias Claim
• Ex-Secret Serviceman Denied Extra Pay Under LEAP
• N.J. Justices Narrow Use Of Damages As Deterrent
• Bipolar Attorney's ERISA Suit Not Ripe For Judgment
• Qwest Network Technicians Win Class Certification
• To Avoid Becoming EEOC Statistic, Plan Ahead
• FedEx Drivers From 19 States Win Class Certification
• DOE Lab Hit With FLSA Suit
• Bear Hits Court Over Ex-Employees' Client Lists
• Starbucks Hit With Another Tip-Sharing Suit
• Qualcomm Loses Legal Fee War With Lloyd's
• AIG Sues Ex-CEO Greenberg, Others Again
• Appeals Court Revives Coach's Suit Against College
• Calif. Considers Laws To Curb Wage-And-Hour Suits
• Appeals Court Clears Way For 9/11 Worker Suits
• Company Owes H-1B Workers $3M, DOL Charges
• Starbucks Slammed Again For Shaving Tips
• Appeals Court Finds FMLA Covers Contract Worker
• Attorneys' Union Struggles Come To Light In Minn.
• Lumenis Sues Alma For Trade Secret Violations
• Controllers Sue To End Stalemate On Jurisdiction
• Ford & Harrison Adds Partner In New York
• Judge Upholds $1.3M Arbitration Award Against LIRR
• Mandatory Sick Leave Proposals Are Ill-Advised
• Judge OKs Walgreen's $24M Settlement Of Bias Case
• Speech-Impaired BP Worker's Bias Claim Advances
• ETrade Hits Ex-Employees With Trade Secrets Suit
• 7th Circuit Reinstates Race Bias Suit Against Prada
• Appeals Court Clears Swift Beef, Others In RICO Suit
• FMLA Leave, Workers' Comp. Can Concur: 7th Circuit
• OSHA: Extending Compliance To Chemical Plants
• Mintz Levin Hit With Sex, Pregnancy Bias Complaint
• High Court Won't Hear Retiree Health Benefits Case
• Cisco Prohibits Anonymous Blogging After 'Troll' Spat
• Clifford Chance Hit With $75M Race Bias Suit
• Leading Immigration Expert Joins Epstein Becker
• DOL To Propose Rule On Underfunded Plan Notification
• Jackson Lewis Adds Partner To Philly Practice
• 4th Circuit Rejects Wyeth Whistleblower's Appeal
• Suit Seeks OT Pay For Prudential Associates
• City, Police Strike $5M Deal In Wage-And-Hour Suit
• OSHA Levies $1M In Fines For Fatal Tunnel Fire
• DHS Renews Battle To Enforce 'No-Match' Rule
• Are Your Private Web Sites Covered By ADA Title III?
• Judge Rejects Delta Pilots' Look-Back Claims
• Starbucks Ordered To Pay Baristas $105M In Back Tips
• Fired Lawyer Makes Anti-Union Claim V. Conn. Bar
• Northwest Employees Settle Prepetition Grievances
• Some Employment Rights Still Foggy For Expats
• Court Nixes Police, Firefighter Disability Suit
• Trial Pits Ex-Partner Against Sonnenschein Over Fees
• Court Overturns NLRB Decision On Harassment Rule
• Ex-New Century Workers Urge Court To Unseal Report
• Gibbons' Employment Group Scores Three Partners
• Construction Co. Settles Race Bias Suit For $1.5M
• PBGC Seeks To Enter Delta Pension Fray
• Jewelry Giant Not A Girl's Best Friend: Suit
• Justices Weigh California's Limit On Employer Speech
• NLRB Ignored Evidence In Contractor Ruling: FedEx
• Wachovia Subsidiary Hit With FLSA Suit
• PBGC Rule Would Change Employer Plan Liability
• N.J. Family-Leave Bill Vote Delayed By Amendments
• Bear Stearns To Reimburse Employees Fighting Suits
• Ex-Brocade Exec Gets Jail, Fine In Backdating Case
• HSBC Loan Officers Win Class Status In FLSA Suit
• Judge Rebuffs Challenge To Affirmative Action Ban
• CVS To Pay $36.7M To Settle Whistleblower Claims
• Seyfarth Snags Greenberg Traurig Employment Group
• UnitedHealth Backdating Suit Gets Class Status
• H&R Block Fights $4M FINRA Award To Former Exec
• Bear Stearns ESOP Under Scrutiny By Plaintiffs Firms
• Judge Chucks Some Claims From Starbucks FLSA Suit
• $5M Workplace Exposure Award Upheld
• Hospital Employment Of Physicians Is Coming Back
• Grant & Eisenhofer Launches Whistleblower Group
• $1.7M Award For Injured Transocean Worker Upheld
• Passed Over For Promotion, DOI Employee Cries Foul
• High Court Won't Hear Casino's Case Over Union Rally
• Employees Quickly Sue Over Bear Stearns Collapse
• Court Reinstates Legal Malpractice Suit
• EEOC Tries To Revive ADA Claims Against Delphi
• Three Bills Aim To Raise Ceiling On Worker Visas
• DOL Guidance On Wellness Programs Is Good News
• Wal-Mart Must Bargain With Union On Mechanization
• Morgan Lewis Faces Fraud Claim In Employment Case
• Misclassified Workers Create Quandaries
• Policing BlackBerry Use: When Nonexempts Are Wired
• ERISA Suit Over Comcast Pension Plan Dismissed
• 2nd Circ. Chucks Suit Against Community College
• Disney's Web Unit Hit With Employment Class Action
• Appeals Court Says Drug Test Unconstitutional
• Taxi Drivers Put Brakes On GPS Technology Suit
• Multi-State Pilgrim's Pride FLSA Class Certified
• Tyson Facing 7th FLSA Suit So Far This Year
• Bill Sparks Heated Debate Between Employers, Unions
• Computer Use Policies Can Impact Litigation Outcome
• Antioch Professors Take Trustees Back To Court
• JP Morgan Engineers Seek Back Wages Under FLSA
• Wal-Mart Hit With Another FLSA Overtime Suit
• Workers Lose Plea To Join Donning, Doffing Case
• Pachulski Stang Wins Bid To Toss Race Bias Suit
• Appeals Court Gives Grasso Judge Thumbs Up
• Planned Parenthood Accused Of Vast Overbilling
• Immigration Compliance In 2008: What's Ahead?
• Supreme Court May Hear ERISA Case
• Former Alcatel-Lucent Workers Bring ERISA Suit
• Gates Asks Congress To Raise Limits On H1-B Visas
• Appeals Court Upholds NLRB Order Against Hospitals
• Littler Nabs Four Lawyers From Fisher & Phillips
• AT&T Cell Phone Unit Hit With Wage-And-Hour Suit
• Immigration Attorneys Sentenced In Visa Fraud
• Jet Fueling Company To Pay $1.9M In Race Case
• Title VII Liability For Hospitals, Contracting Physicians
• New York Life Settles ERISA Suit For $14M
• Guest Workers Sue Oil Firm Over Residency Promises
• Q&A With Jackson Lewis' Paul DeCamp
• Dole Award Reduced For Nicaragua Banana Farmers
• Jackson Lewis Snags Partner For D.C. Office
• Blackwater Misclassified Guards: Rep. Waxman
• Few Partners Took O'Melveny Buyout Offer: Source
• Ogletree Deakins Adds 2 Partners From Kullman
• Subprime CEOs Take Heat In Congress Over Pay
• Employers That Go On Firing Spree Face Legal Woes
• GM, UAW Get Green Light For Retiree Benefit Deal
• Ballard Spahr Adds Employment Practice In L.A.
• Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Against United Rentals
• DOL To Focus On Problem Of Misclassified Workers
• Northwest Wins Injunction Against Senior Pilots
• Lawyers Expect Passage Of Gay Employee Rights Bill
• Equal Pay Act Claims Down, But Maybe Not Out
• India Tops U.S. List Of Skilled-Work Visa Recipients
• KBR Plaintiff Tries Again To Escape Arbitration
• Judge Sends Brocade Suit Back To State Court
• Starbucks Settles With Managers In FLSA Action
• Me-Too Evidence Is Admissible - Sometimes
• SEC Sends Quest Wells Notice Over Options Practices
• The LaRue Ruling And Its Effect On 401(k) Plans
• Glass Ceiling Still Walls In Top Women, EU Says
• Calif. Court Nixes Individual Liability For Retaliation
• Construction Worker Class Certified In NYC Wage Suit
• Avoiding Litigation Through Effective Hiring
• Cintas Steps Up Court Battle With Unions
• EEOC Says Job Bias Charges Rose 9% In 2007
• Budget Boost Won't Help OSHA's Woes: Study
• Judge Keeps Oil Technology Case Alive
• Labor Agencies Brace For New President
• SEC Won't Pursue Cirrus Logic Over Backdating
• Dechert Flip-Flop Highlights Firms' Staffing Dilemmas
• EEOC Clarifies Tough Veteran Employment Protections
• Donning, Doffing Issue Ripe For Court Clarification
• Broadcom Exec Settles With SEC
• N.J. Senate Approves Family Leave Benefits Bill
• Despite Spotlight, Strikes Aren't Business As Usual
• Ruling Will Guide Employers' Rights To Inventions
• Injunction Granted In Verigy Trade Secrets Case
• Edward D. Jones & Co. Faces FLSA Suit By Brokers
• Clear Channel Antitrust Case Waits For Wal-Mart
• Experienced Litigator Joins Jackson Lewis
• LaRue And The Likelihood Of 401(k) Litigation
• Huntington's Subprime Woes Lead To ERISA Suit
• Holland & Knight Bolsters Calif. Employment Team
• Exxon Wins Appeal In Employee Defamation Case
• Consent Decree Entered In Vanguard Title VII Suit
• Judge Grants Class Action In Donning And Doffing Suit