Employment Archive » July, 2008

Employment - July, 2008

214 articles

• Monster Settles Massive Backdating Suit For $47.5M
• Judge Orders Bush Aides To Comply With Subpoena
• Class Certification Denied In Express Scripts Suit
• Sex Discrimination Case Against IP Firm Goes On
• 11th Circ. Revives ERISA Case Against Home Depot
• California Ushers In Bill For Temp Workers
• Famed Litigator Fights Civil Rape Charges
• Trade Secrets Programs Give Employers An Edge
• 10th Circ. To Rehear Nacchio's Appeal En Banc
• United Sues Pilots For Disrupting Operations
• Bush Vows To Veto Equal Pay Bill
• Break Rulings Mark 'Cautious Victory' For Employers
• Judge Trims Claims In FLSA Suit Against Safety-Kleen
• Judge Certifies Class In N.Y. Nursing Antitrust Suit
• N.J. Ethics Office Settles Sex, Race Bias Suit
• SOX Whistleblower Defense Fails In Pa. Trial
• Akin Loses Lawyer Team For Third Time This Month
• The Hidden Danger Of 'Runaway Fee Awards'
• Garment Workers Lose $437M Toxic Dust Claims
• Fla. Judge Delivers Split Decision In Gun Law Dispute
• Paralegal Claims Ex-Employer Is 'Sexual Predator'
• NLRB Clarifies Political Advocacy Rules
• New Alternatives Force Employers To Rethink Rules
• ConnectU Founders Seek To Appeal Facebook Deal
• Agents Stripped Of Class Status In Suit Vs. Insurer
• Judge Lets Aloha Trustee End TWU Pension Plan
• Ohio Appeals Court Rejects Popcorn Lung Appeal
• Derivative Suit Takes Issue With Cintas' Safety Record
• BP's Texas Refinery Still Hazardous, Expert Says
• Cashier Slaps BP With FLSA Class Action
• Employer Can Use Surveillance In FLSA Suit: 7th Circ.
• EPA To Staff: Don't Talk
• Kasowitz's Battle With Former IP Head Rages On
• 9th Circ. Reverses Commonality Ruling
• Home Depot Hit With Religious Discrimination Suit
• 10th Circ. Nixes Tyson Donning, Doffing Appeal
• False Ad Suit Over EFCA Heats Up Minn. Senate Race
• Cintas Ordered To Produce Time Sheets In FLSA Suit
• Acting With Scienter In Dynex
• DOL, SEC Join Up To Protect Retirees' Money
• DOJ Implemented Partisan Hiring Practices: Report
• Plaintiff Says Brocade Shouldn't Indemnify Ex-CEO
• Judge Certifies Slimmed Down WaMu ERISA Class
• Judge Dismisses McAfee Suit Against WilmerHale
• Countrywide Sues Ex-Manager For 'Raiding' Ranks
• Plaintiffs Seek Approval Of Integrated Silicon Deal
• Arbitration Agreements That Will Stand Up In Court
• Whirlpool Sues To Modify Retirement Medical Benefits
• Honeywell Sues Ex-Employees Over Trade Secrets
• Calif. High Court To Review Contingency Fee Dispute
• American Airlines Flight Attendants' Case Nixed
• Regulators Blame, Fine Utah Mine Operator
• Citigroup Seeks Final OK For $33M Gender Bias Deal
• OSHA Wants Imperial Sugar To Pay $8.7M
• DOL Offers New Fee Disclosure Rules For 401(k) Plans
• Employee Sues AARP For Age, Sex Discrimination
• Employment Practice: Jones Day
• Regulatory And Govt. Affairs Practice: WilmerHale
• Wal-Mart Suit Yields Lessons In Auditing, Compliance
• Clear Channel, Tribune Settle Trade Secrets Dispute
• Lawmakers Attack DOL's Workplace Toxins Rule
• Amerigroup Settles Discrimination Suit For $234M
• Florida Intl. University To Pay $2.5M In Race Bias Suit
• EEOC Updates Religious Discrimination Guidance
• General Mills Sues Union Over Arbitration Award
• Judge Nixes Discrimination Suit Against D.C. Firm
• Calif. Appeals Court Overturns Class Cert In Chili's Suit
• Sanofi Can't Subpoena Employers In Gender Suit
• UPS Gets Initial OK On ERISA Settlement
• Communications Monitoring In Quon V. Arch Wireless
• Garment Factory Owes Workers $5M: New York DOL
• Comverse Lawyer Off The Hook On Accounting Charge
• SEC Won't Go After Selectica For Options Backdating
• No Compensation For Arvin Worker's Disease: Judge
• Judge Won't Dismiss Quest Options Backdating Suit
• After High Court Benefits Rulings, Confusion Remains
• SEC, Insurance Co. Settle Options Backdating Suit
• Transgender Woman Sues Ga. Officials Over Firing
• Class of Migrant Workers To Sue Tomato Grower
• McDonald's Employee Sues For FLSA Violations
• Court Narrows Discovery In Gender Suit V. Kyphon
• Arkema Hit With ERISA Suit For Separation Pay
• Just Back From Suspension, Judge Faces New Probe
• Employees Sue Dollar Tree For Gender Discrimination
• 6th Circ. Blocks Age Bias Case Against Lucent
• Implementing A Trade Secrets Protection Program
• Pep Boys Sued For Overtime Pay
• Nokia Settles Overtime Suit With Former Employees
• Democratic Advance To Spur Sea Change: Lawyers
• Sex Is A 'Major Life Activity': D.C. Circ.
• Globalized Labor Has Lawyers Bullish (Or Skeptical)
• N.H. Nullifies New Overtime Wage Law
• Motorola Sues Executive Who Jumped To Apple
• ERISA Class Action Certified Against Kraft
• CBS Honchos To Be Deposed In Rather Suit: Reports
• 2nd Circ. Overturns NLRB Ruling In N.Y. Mall Case
• Judge Certifies Class In Essentially Yours Suit
• WilmerHale And McAfee Bicker Over Legal Fees
• Customer Reps Sue ACS Over Break Pay
• Rate Pressure Has Big Firms Rethinking L&E Approach
• Hiring Outside The H-1B Program
• AT&T Hit With Another FLSA Suit
• Supreme Court Roundup 2007
• N.Y. Assembly Speaker Not Liable In Sex Case: Court
• Statewide Mortgage Wins Bid To Toss FLSA Suit
• Chrysler Didn't Break Pledge To Retirees: Court
• DOJ Scandal Exposes Illegal Job Interview Questions
• Lawyers Warn Cos. To Steer Clear Of E-Verify
• Dell Sales Reps Get Conditional Class Certification
• Judge Sends Sterling Sex Bias Case To Arbitration
• Russian Authorities, Executives Target TNK-BP CEO
• Senate To Mull High Court's Limiting Of Damages
• Barbie Maker Comes Out On Top In Dispute Over Bratz
• Ex-U.S. Marshal Wins $1.35M In Discrimination Suit
• Confusion Over Paternity Leave In Massachusetts
• Driver Slams Cement Co. With FLSA Complaint
• Jones Day Adds 2 More Employment Lawyers
• N.H. Delivery Drivers Now Eligible For Overtime
• Former Chase Employee Sues For Age Discrimination
• Judge Slams Firm For 'Sham' Client In Monster Suit
• 7th Circ. Says In Vitro Is Gender-Specific
• Starbucks Employee To Wash Own Apron, Court Says
• Employment Practice: Hogan & Hartson
• 7th Circ. Sends Family Dollar FLSA Case Back To Court
• Editor Renews Bias Complaint Spurned By Jury
• Pleading And Proving Corporate Scienter After Dynex
• Family Dollar Slapped With FLSA Suit
• GAO Report Outlines PBGC Staffing Problems
• D.C. Circ. Rejects FBI Informant's Tort Suit
• Judge Tosses Pilots Union RICO Suit Against Rival
• FLSA May Not Be Effectively Enforced: GAO Report
• Abbott, Hospira To Face Trial In ERISA Class Action
• Arbitration Best Bet For Consumer Disputes: Study
• 2nd Home Depot Worker Pleads Guilty To Kickbacks
• Employment Practice: Baker & McKenzie
• Rival Hits Bally With IP Suit Over CEO Hiring
• Disabled Legal Secretary Accuses Law Firm Of Bias
• EU Court Allows Suit Over Employer's Comments
• Employment Practice: DLA Piper
• Lipsig Shapey Sexual Harassment Case Dismissed
• Ex-IBM Employee Cops To Trade Secrets Theft
• Image Iron Works Hit With FLSA Suit
• Cash Balance Plans Are Not ERISA Violations: 2nd Circ.
• Discrimination Suit Against Del. Governor Will Go On
• Medical Tourism: U.S. Providers Weigh In
• Hunton & Williams Opens San Francisco Post
• Verizon Hit With FLSA Suit Over Overtime Pay
• Axed Guard Sues Disney Over 'Guns At Work' Law
• Judge Rules FLSA Suit Against Chili's Can Proceed
• Employment Lawyers Earn Less Than Peers: Survey
• Pharmaceutical Industry Revises Code Of Conduct
• DOJ Ends Apple Backdating Probe Without Charges
• Worker Pleads Guilty In Morgan Stanley Theft Case
• MRV Slapped With Options Backdating Suit
• Tenn. Commerce Bancorp Sued For Firing CFO
• Wave Of ERISA Revenue-Sharing Cases Continues
• McIntyre Pays $175K To Settle Race Bias Class Suit
• George Weston Bakeries Hit With FLSA Suit
• N.J. Court Revives Post-Firing Retaliation Case
• Sycamore Execs, SEC Settle Options Backdating Suit
• Obvious Disabilities Require Accommodations: Circuit
• Judge Certifies Class Of Polo Ralph Lauren Employees
• Ex-Editor Claims TripAdvisor Misclassifies Workers
• Metlife Court And 'Totality Of The Circumstances'
• Jury Awards Man Who Refused To Fire Workers $46M
• Report Of Bias At DOJ Spurs CREW's Complaints
• FLSA Suit Can Proceed Against Dollar Tree: Judge
• Employment Practice: White & Case
• Employment Practice: Morrison & Foerster LLP
• Skadden Arps Faces Sex Discrimination Suit
• Discrimination Case Against EEOC Dismissed
• Class Gripes Put $16M Morgan Stanley Deal On Ice
• Sex Harassment Suit Against Law Firm Moves Forward
• EEOC Reaches Settlement With Md. Hotel Operators
• Pillsbury Lures Partner From Schulte Roth
• Kraft, Altria Face Class Action Over 401(k) Plan
• Pregnancy Suit Against Church Will Go To Trial
• Judge OKs Tech Co.'s $7.6M FLSA Settlement
• EU Eases State Aid Rules To Boost Certain Areas
• State's EEOC Immunity Faces 9th Circuit Review
• Cheesecake Factory Hit With Male Harassment Suit
• La. Passes 'Bring Your Gun To Work' Law
• Kasowitz Fires Back In Battle With Former IP Head
• Insurance Cos. Settle For $69M In Bid-Rigging MDL
• AIG $24M Settlement To Pensioners Nears Approval
• D.C. Circuit Hands Media General Mixed Decision
• Employment Practice: Weil Gotshal
• Rule Change Could Decrease Funds To Bankrupt Plans
• Texas Teacher In Evolution Flap Sues For Her Job
• 1st Amendment, NLRA Trump 'Union Neutrality' Law
• Pfizer Employee Avoids Prison in Embezzlement Case
• Courts Side With God In Dress Code Battles
• Sleep Problems Fall Under Rehabilitation Act: Court
• L.A. Asks For Federal Review Of Living Wage Rule
• En Pointe, Softchoice Battle Over Sales Reps
• 6th Circ. Reverses Race Bias Ruling In Baxter Suit
• UnitedHealth To Settle Options Battles For $912M
• LAX Hilton Seeks To Stop Living Wage Ordinance
• IBM Sales Director Accused Of Stealing Trade Secrets
• SEC Settles With Microtune Over Backdating Suit
• EU Eyes Broader Anti-Discrimination Provisions
• Honors Applicant Sues DOJ For Biased Screening
• Jones Day Adds Partner From Winston & Strawn
• Same-Sex Marriage: What Employers Need To Know
• Wal-Mart Ordered To Pay $6.5M To Minn. Workers
• Accenture Slapped With ERISA Class Action
• Judge Won't Let Broker Intervene In Merrill Case
• Employment Practice: Holland & Knight
• Military Recruiters Not FLSA Exempt: 10th Circuit
• State Court Tosses Remaining Claims Against Grasso
• Illinois Tool's FLSA Math Left Out Bonus: Suit
• Hunton Snags Eight Akin Gump Attorneys
• Plaintiffs Battle For Lead Role In Vytorin ERISA Suit
• Labor And Media Expert Joins Reed Smith In N.Y.