Employment Archive » May, 2008

Employment - May, 2008

171 articles

• $117.5M Mercury Backdating Deal Inches Forward
• Unions Chide Cos. For Abusing Bankruptcies
• Jury Verdict To Stand In DEA Race Bias Case
• Speedway Managers Lose Bid To Revive Wage Suit
• N.Y. Court Says Restrictive Covenant Enforceable
• Philly Paramedics Eligible For Overtime: 3rd Circuit
• 'Clean Rooms' Are Not Just For Kids
• California Senate Mulls Sick Leave Bill
• WellPoint Hit With ERISA Suit Over March Stock Drop
• Downey Savings And Loan Hit With FLSA Suit
• Diebold Loses Bid To Toss ERISA Class Action
• 'Pay Or Play' Lives
• Tech Workers File FLSA Suit Against Wells Fargo
• Seagate Employees' Waivers, Releases Invalid: Judge
• Domino's Faces FLSA Class Action In Brooklyn
• Four-Day Workweeks No Picnic To Enforce: Experts
• Court Chides Lender For Letters To FLSA Plaintiffs
• Black Secret Service Agents Seek Sanctions
• Blackwater's $30M Suit Against Wiley Rein Dismissed
• Fired News-Press Reporters Still Out In The Cold
• The Supreme Court's Retaliation Rulings
• Lawyer Faces Fine After Fee Spat With FedEx
• Court Certifies Classes in Monsanto Pension Plan Suit
• Sea Containers Committee Disputes $268M Deal
• New Law Ups Civil Penalties For Child Labor Laws
• Trustee Balks At Frontier's Severance Plan
• Famed Restaurant Coming To Terms With EEOC
• American Airlines, Skycaps Reach Accord Over Tips
• Citing Ledbetter, Judge Nixes ADEA Suit Against FAA
• Sick Time Can Be Used For Family: Calif. Court
• Backdating Suit Against Asyst Tech Dismissed
• Applied Micro: End Of SEC Probe Imminent
• Judge Certifies Class In FLSA Action Against Dow
• Duane Reade Managers' Class Certified
• Teamsters On Board For Frontier Ch. 11 Pay Cuts
• Supreme Court OKs Federal Age-Retaliatory Claims
• High Court Upholds Section 1981 Retaliation Claims
• Title VII Suits Viable After Arbitration: 6th Circ.
• Salvation Army Targeted By FLSA Suit
• Media Giants Battle Over Trade Secrets
• The New 'Associational Discrimination'
• U.S. Trustee Objects To Aloha Employee Incentives
• ALI Puts Off Vote On Employment Law Restatement
• Business Owners Take Aim At Florida Gun Law
• Whistleblowers Get $15M From $75M Medtronic Deal
• Bill Aims To Swap Visa Lottery For Worker Permits
• Some Employers Not Complying With FMLA: Study
• Bill Would Fine Employers For Misclassifications
• Forced Arbitration Deals Can't Be Too Broad: EEOC
• CORRECTED: Teacher Scores In Age Bias Suit
• Fired Workers Sue Trucking Co. Over Failure To Warn
• Mattel, Bratz Inventor Settle Suit Over Dolls
• GM Reaches Deal With Striking Kansas Plant: Report
• Spat With Hair Salon Proves Pricey For Plaintiffs
• 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' Takes Center Stage At 9th Circuit
• Razorsight Pays $4.5M To Settle Software Theft Suit
• Funds Hit Aramark With ERISA Suit Over Books
• Severance Pay Can't Be Tied To Waiving FLSA Claims
• N.Y. Prisons Settle Bias Suit With Female Guards
• Race Bias Lawsuit Against Wells Fargo Split Up
• Suit Over GM's Pre-Employment Physical Revived
• 9th Circuit Rejects NLRB's Ruling On Button Ban
• W.R. Grace Asks To Keep Funding Retirement Plans
• Weil Gotshal Paralegal Sues Firm For Gender Bias
• Wal-Mart Settles Refusal-To-Shred Retaliation Suit
• Sarkozy Pushes To Drop 35-Hour Workweek
• Disclosure Of Identities In Employment Class Actions
• Frontier Asks For Severance Plan For Management
• Norwegian Cruise Line Settles Religious Bias Claims
• Ohio Drivers Sue FedEx Over Contractor Status
• N.C. Skycaps Sue Airlines For Lost Tips, Wages
• Firm, Former President Clash Over Arbitration Award
• Jury Fines DynCorp $15M For Discrimination
• NYC Parks Employees Will Get $12M In Bias Case
• Epstein Becker & Green Adds Veteran DOL Prosecutor
• Vallejo Nixes Deal With Unions, Moves Toward Ch. 9
• Court Swats Citigroup's Bid For Judgment In FLSA Suit
• Though Well-Intentioned, GINA Needs To Be Clarified
• Exxon Unit Hit With $8M Verdict For Kidney Cancer
• Dura's Trade Secrets Claims Must Be Clearer: Judge
• Starbucks' Labor Woes Persist
• Class Denial No Deterrent For Wells Fargo Plaintiffs
• Former NLRB Chair Battista Joins Littler In D.C.
• Calif. High Court Throws Out Gay Marriage Ban
• Countrywide Exec Fired For Raising Red Flags: Suit
• SEC Charges Broadcom Execs In Backdating Scheme
• Credit Suisse Accused Of Stealing Trade Secrets
• Judge Lets Aloha Trustee Toss Labor Contracts
• Bill Would Let Workers Swap OT Wages For Comp Time
• Companies Get Off Cheap In Options Cases: Study
• Senate Considers Unions For First Responders
• EEOC, Tavern On The Green Stumble In Bias Suit Deal
• Allen & Overy Settles Religious Bias Lawsuit
• Sun Microsystems Writers Win Class Certification
• Judge OKs $18.3M Rambus Backdating Settlement
• Skycaps Battle American Airlines' Ban On Tips
• Dana's Win On $20M Claim Affirmed On Appeal
• Drivers Want FedEx To Hand Over IRS Audit
• U.S. Gives Opinion On Qui Tam Pfizer Suit
• Ex-Coke Secretary's Trade Secrets Sentences Upheld
• Nucor Welders Say They Weren't Paid Overtime
• Venable Snags Former Trent Lott Staffer
• Lawyer's Sex Bias Claims Against GE Execs To Stand
• Ryan Ruling Considers Confidentiality Issues
• Jackson Lewis Picks Up Trade Secrets Litigator
• Union Wronged Universal Studios Unit Worker: Court
• Overtime Suit Against Chevron Certified, For Now
• Five Partners Start Majority Women-Owned Firm
• CORRECTED: FLDS Son 'Fired' By Dad Can Pursue Claim: Court
• Wall Street Firms In A Trade Secrets State Of Mind
• Litigators Urge Clarity Over Punitive Damage Rules
• Ruling Imperils Directors' Advancement Of Fees
• Policy Proxy Bids Waste Company Time: Experts
• GM Offers $200M To End American Axle Dispute
• Responding Effectively To Harassment Claims
• Leave The Sleuthing To The Experts
• SEC Rebuffed In Backdating Case
• Union Fights Back In Bid To Toss Aloha Contracts
• Food Chain To Fork Over $1M For Male Sex Bias
• Dorsey Partner Fired Amid Insider Trading Probe
• Class Certified In Donning-And-Doffing Suit V. Kraft
• Oneida ERISA Fraud Suit To Move Forward
• Alcoa Hit With Derivative Suit For Alleged Bribery
• National Oilwell's Trade Secrets Case Weak: Jury
• Marvell To Pay $10M To End SEC's Backdating Case
• Coudert Retirees' Suit Moved To Bankruptcy Court
• NLRB Lacked Authority Over DHL Pilots: 9th Circuit
• Networks Refused To Hire Dan Rather After Firing: Suit
• Employers Face Tough Decisions On Retiree Benefits
• Wells Fargo Hit With 10th FLSA Suit In Recent Months
• FedEx Driver Policy Prompts Shareholder Suit
• Lawyer Claims She Was Drugged At Bingham Bash
• Appeals Court Reinstates Suit Against Pacificorp
• Honcho On Garden Leave Must Stay Planted: Court
• Coldwell Banker Hit With Class Suit Over Insurance
• Mandatory E-Verify Program Could Cost $1B: GAO
• Employers Should Note New Hands-Free Cell Laws
• Littler Lures Expert Labor Atty. From Ivy League Berth
• FedEx Drivers Seek Judgment Based On Calif. Case
• Patton Boggs Scores Middle East Bigwig
• Judge Partly Dismisses UAW From Benefits Suit
• Satellite TV Installer Faces OT Class Action
• Texas High Court Bars Refiling Of Wage Claims
• Panel Awards $12M To Ex-AllianceBernstein Broker
• Jackson Lewis Adds Former Thelen Reid Partner
• Judge OKs Delta Financial's Employee Incentive Plan
• Fla. Reporter Sues NY Times Co. For Overtime Wages
• Ogletree Deakins Adds Immigration Partner In Atlanta
• Aloha Trustee Asks Court To Toss Union Contracts
• Airline, Skycaps Continue To Spar Over Tips
• Apollo Group Settles Shareholder Derivative Suits
• Construction Cos. To Pay $1.65M For Harassment
• Jackson Lewis Takes Two For New Jacksonville Office
• Former NLRB Head Joins Littler Mendelson
• Ex-Merrill Adviser Enjoined In Trade Secrets Suit
• Wal-Mart Agrees To Pay Veteran In Employment Suit
• Suit Claims Sprint Mismanaged Retirement Plans
• Judge OKs Local Class Against W-H
• Pharmacists' Right To Refuse Plan B Upheld
• Judge Awards Realtor $1.7 M For Age Discrimination
• Delta Financial Faces New Wage-And-Hour Suit
• Local Laws Complicate Compliance For National Cos.
• Tyson Hit With FLSA Overtime Suit No.8
• Jackson Lewis Adds Partner In Phoenix
• Some Boutiques Keep Thriving Despite Tough Climate
• EEOC Adds 40 Plaintiffs To Suit Against Bloomberg
• 3M Hit With Donning-And-Doffing Class Action
• 12 Easy Steps To Avoid Employment-Related Liability
• Genetic Bias Bill Passes House With Ease
• New York's Social Security Number Protection Law
• American Airlines Seeks Reversal In Skycaps Case