Employment Archive » April, 2008

Employment - April, 2008

180 articles

• Monster Backdating Scandal Broadens
• Whistleblowing EEOC Attorney's Reassignment Upheld
• Retirees Sue UAW Over Missed Retirement Incentives
• Baker Partner Heads To Morgan Lewis
• Omni Will Pay $1M To Settle Compensation Claims
• HomeBanc Workers Object To Transfer Of Funds
• New Law Triples Exposure For Mass. Employers
• SEC Targets Ex-Pixar CFO For Alleged Backdating
• 9th Circ. Reverses Class Cert. Ruling In Wal-Mart Suit
• Suit Over Explicit Language At Freight Co. Revived
• Sovereign Bank Pensioners Sue Employer
• Sheppard Mullin Adds N.Y. Labor Practice Leader
• Quest Diagnostics To Give Workers Back Wages
• Ogletree Deakins Grows By Seven Shareholders
• Barbie, Bratz Copyright Dispute Far From Over
• Jackson Lewis Plants Flag In New Hampshire
• Hedge Fund Accountants Sue JP Morgan For Overtime
• Red Sox Food Vendors Sue Aramark For Overtime Pay
• No-Match Rule Could Cost Employers $1B: Study
• Genetic Bias Bill Sails Through Senate
• Conn., Mich. Managers File FLSA Suit Against Staples
• Judge Tosses Suit Against Smithsonian Exec
• Butterball Faces Nationwide FLSA Class Action
• NLRB's Case Proceeds Against Massey
• Cement Giant Stuck With FLSA Suit
• Merged Delta Will Benefit Everyone, CEOs Say
• State Courts Nixing Employee Arbitration Wins: Study
• Apache Can Shun Anti-Bias Proposal: Judge
• Judge OKs Workers' Comp Deal For Sharper Image
• Constellation Hit With FLSA Suit
• Bill Would Allow Graduate Students To Unionize
• Humana Faces ERISA Suit Over Pension Plan Losses
• Republicans Defeat Bid To Trigger Ledbetter Vote
• Genetic Anti-Bias Bill Rouses Litigation Fears
• Justices Weigh Burden Of Proof In Age Bias Action
• Judge Denies Wachovia's Bid To Enjoin Ex-Employees
• Saul Ewing Lands Skilled Litigator And ADA Expert
• Judge Gives Rather Chance To Replead Claims
• High Court Finds ERISA Conflict Standards Unclear
• Judge Allows Bloomberg Bias Case To Proceed
• White House Pledges To Fight Ledbetter Bill
• Jackson Lewis Snags Standout Employment Litigator
• Restaurant Chain Looks To Block Wage-and-Hour Suit
• Biovail Settles Canadian Cardizem Suit
• Marathon Oil Faces FLSA Suit From Store Workers
• Del. Courts Best For Tort, Contract Litigation: Study
• More Starbucks Workers Steamed Over Tip-Sharing
• Broadcom Faces, Then Settles, Backdating Charges
• ATA Should Have Warned Pilots: Union
• Florida Lawsuit Targets 'Bring Your Gun To Work' Law
• Mercury's Ex-CFO Charged With Backdating Scam
• Cash-Balance Debate Falls In Second Circuit's Lap
• MMC Energy Files Claim Against Founder
• DuPont Must Arbitrate Union ERISA Challenge: Judge
• Tougher Mine Safety Rules Take Effect
• New Century Employees Slam Chapter 11 Plan
• No Union Deal Could Spell Bankruptcy For Calif. City
• Jury Awards $10.5M To Former IDT Employee
• Aloha Pilots Set Saturday Deadline For Strike
• Supreme Court Mulls Class-Of-One Claims Issue
• Owners Immune From Wage Claims: Appeals Court
• Littler Mendelson Heads To Detroit
• Q&A With Proskauer Rose's Paul Salvatore
• Baker Hughes Hit With FLSA Suit For Overtime Pay
• OT Exempt Ruling A Boon To Calif. Computer Cos.
• Trade Secrets Suits Rising, But Uncertainty Remains
• Airline Mergers Often Meet Turbulence At Takeoff
• Burns & Levison Forms Subprime Advisory Team
• Exporting The French Model Of Employee Relations
• Fifth Third Bank Hit With FLSA Suit
• Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Picking Up Steam
• U.S. Attorney's Dismissal Reviewed Amid Gay Rumors
• 3rd Circ. Spurns Bid To Arbitrate ERISA Claims
• Countrywide Hit With Overtime Suit
• Northwest Suit Has Priority Over Pilots': Court
• Workers Are Wary As Employers Go On Health Kick
• Florida Gun Law Hits Bull's-Eye With Governor
• American Airlines Settles Military-Leave Class Action
• Mass. Gov. Allows Triple Damages Bill To Become Law
• Vioxx ERISA Plaintiffs Seek To Add Vytorin To Mix
• States Urge Justices To Safeguard Title VII Provision
• Police Not Entitled To Pay For Prep Time: Court
• Littler Mendelson Scoops Up 10 From Thelen
• 'Hot Coffee' Claims Tossed From Take-Two Suit
• Skybus Workers Allegedly Not Warned Of Bankruptcy
• Judge Awards $1.5M To Disabled Ex-UPS Worker
• Hogan & Hartson Lures Partner From Pillsbury
• 3M Age Bias Suit Gets Class Action Status
• Greenberg Traurig Nabs 2 Akin Gump Partners
• Federal Courts See Huge Rise In Class Actions
• ERISA Suit Against CSC To Go Forward In Calif.
• Workers Say Hershey Jobs Aren't So Sweet
• Regions Employees Allege ERISA Violations
• FLSA Class Action Against Wells Fargo Revived
• Fee Litigation: Has A Tipping Point Been Reached?
• Another Bill Aims To Provide More Worker Visas
• Bill Seeks To Fine Unions For Reporting Breaches
• Conn. High Court Tosses $41.4M Jury Verdict
• Judge Gives Nod To Chrysler, UAW Settlement
• Class Certified In FLSA Suit V. Phone Insurer
• GAO Finds Holes In MSHA's Mine Safety Oversight
• DOL Sues Firm For $25M For ERISA Violations
• Panel Consolidates Merrill Subprime Cases
• Cuomo Targets Firms, Lawyers In Pension Flap
• Noncompetes Harder To Translate Across Borders
• Drivers Hit Pepsi With FLSA Suit
• Union's Fee System Violates 1st Amendment: Court
• Disabled Care Facility Suffers Blow In Union Spat
• More WARN Suits May Be On Horizon: Experts
• Kidnapped Employee's Suit Not Arbitrable: D.C. Circ.
• Cisco Settles Hiring Discrimination Case
• N.Y. Chief Judge Sues State Over Judicial Pay Freeze
• Court Exterminates FLSA Pest Control Overtime Suit
• Biovail Founder Drops Canadian Proxy Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Hear Alaska Air Whistleblower Suit
• ATA's Mass Layoff Triggers Employment Suit
• Employee Free Choice Act: Will You Be Prepared?
• Xerox Buries Hatchet With Sales Reps For $12M
• Judge Trims Rather's $70M Suit Against CBS, Viacom
• KV Pharmaceuticals Settles Derivative Suit
• Court Lets Arthur Andersen's Insurer Off The Hook
• State Farm Aims At Whistleblowing Scruggs Clients
• Apache Sues Pensions Over Anti-Discrimination Push
• N.J. Moves To The Front Of The Paid Time Off Line
• DOL Secretary Plucks Five More For ERISA Council
• Petitions For H1-B Visas Reach Cap
• Northwest Reaches $6M Agreement With Pilots
• SEC Blocks Former Gemstar Exec's $29.5M Severance
• Fla. Senate Gives 'Take Gun To Work' Law A Shot
• Judge Strikes FedEx Delays To ERISA Class Notice
• Fry's Bounces FLSA Class Action To Federal Court
• HSBC Hit With FLSA Suit By Sales Workers, Tellers
• Class Stands Strong In AIG Unit Overtime Suit
• Fidelity Mortgage Hit With Another FLSA Suit
• Judge Blocks Bear Stearns Injunction For Employee
• Personal Data On Ex-FERC Employees Goes Missing
• New Jersey Senate Passes Family Leave Act
• Morgan Lewis Launches Houston Employment Group
• American Airlines Clipped Skycaps' Tips: Jury
• Lockheed Settles Former Workers' Age Bias Claims
• Nextel Doctored Sales Data Before Sprint Sale: Suit
• 7th Circuit Dismisses Two Suits Against Tribune
• You Can't Work Overtime – And We Really Mean It!
• Lawmakers Push For More Seasonal Worker Visas
• High Exec Pay May Be Key To Exiting Ch. 11: Experts
• Home Depot To Settle Shareholder Suits For $14.5M
• Lawyer Adds Claims To Suit V. Ex-N.J. Gov.'s Firm
• Baxter Plan Participants Can Sue Under ERISA: Court
• Citigroup To Pay $33M To Settle Sex Bias Suit
• Jury Must Weigh Muslim Employee's Claims: Judge
• Court Chucks Recruiter's Lawsuit Against Akin Gump
• Lawyer Loses Appeal In Partnership Dispute
• New York Finds FedEx Misclassified Delivery Drivers
• When 'Reasonable Accommodations' May Be Unsafe
• Restatement Of Employment Law Raises Hackles
• Class Action Accuses CVS Of Illegally Reducing Pay
• Bed Bath & Beyond Hit With Overtime Suit
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Shareholder In Silicon Valley
• Utah Miners' Families Seek Recompense
• N.Y. Barista Is Latest To Sue Starbucks Over Tips
• Matthew Sonsini Moves To Sobrato Organization
• New Fines Signal Crackdown On Illegal Workers
• Free Choice Act Is Not The Answer, NLRB Tells Senate
• Judge Largely Denies Bid To Toss Backdating Suit
• American Ballet Theatre Settles Age Bias Suit
• MoFo Lures High-Profile Litigator From Akin Gump
• HCC Settles Derivative Suit Over Options Backdating
• Call Center Workers Sue Dell For Unpaid Wages
• Ruling Finds EEOC Misclassified Workers As Exempt
• AT&T Faces More FLSA Suits By Call Center Workers
• Owens Corning, Fidelity ERISA Suit Survives
• DOJ Joins In Kickback Suit Against Ohio Hospital
• Companies Begin Battle For H-1B Visas
• In EU, U.S.-Style Bias Laws Grow Clearly European
• Same-Sex Unions Include Pension Rights: EU Court
• Ex-Chevron Engineer Awarded $500K For Legal Fees
• Regions Financial Sued For Losses To Employee Plan
• Gibson Dunn Gets Partner From Baker McKenzie
• EEOC Hits Albertson's With Retaliation Class Action
• DOJ Sues Wal-Mart For Not Rehiring Veteran