Employment Archive » December, 2008

Employment - December, 2008

151 articles

• EEOC, Merrill Lynch Reach $1.5M Deal
• 5th Circ. Revives UPS Discrimination Case
• DOL Finalizes Pension Act Penalty Rule
• Ex-United Pilots Sue Airline, Union For Age Bias
• 2nd Circ. Revives ERISA Suit Against JPMorgan
• WARNings For Firms Facing Layoffs Or Bankruptcy
• PBGC Tells Lehman Creditors To Butt Out
• Owens Corning ERISA Suit Dismissed
• Most Of Wayne Farms FLSA Suit Thrown Out
• Start Out 2009 Right With This HR To-Do List
• DOL Fines ConocoPhillips For Work Safety Breaches
• 2nd Circ. Overturns Ruling In ERISA Suit V. First Unum
• Massey Unit To Pay $4.2M In WVa Mine Deaths
• Gay Rights Group Praises New Federal Pension Law
• NFL Appeals Injunction In Players' Suit Over Diet Pills
• Pfizer Ordered To Pay $39M In Trade Secrets Dispute
• Ford Must Face Workers' Improper Investment Claims
• 5th Circ. Mulls 'Mooting' Issue In Cingular FLSA Case
• Lockheed Martin Hit With Sex Bias Class Action
• UnitedHealth Strikes Deal With SEC Over Backdating
• No Contract, No Suit Against Bronfman: NY Court
• Best Practices For Online Employment Applications
• RIM Hits Back Over Motorola Nondisclosure Suit
• Wal-Mart To Pay Up To $640M Over Wage Disputes
• Starbucks Mistreated Pro-Union Workers: NLRB Judge
• Constellation Energy Faces New ERISA Class Action
• Obama Taps Labor Advocate To Lead DOL
• Secret Service Slammed With Sanctions In Race Case
• Broadening 'Disability' — What Next?
• Despite Statute, Rite Aid Worker Can Sue: Judge
• Pilgrim's Pride Board Targeted In ERISA Suit
• Drinker Biddle Adds 6 Ex-Thelen Labor Lawyers
• Guitar Center Can Talk To Workers In Wage Suit: Judge
• Judge Refuses To Toss Class Claim In FedEx MDL
• Judge Tosses Railroad Workers' Case Against Union
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Worker Sentenced In Theft Case
• Fired Amgen Lawyer Can Pursue Case In Court
• 11th Circ. Affirms $35.5M Family Dollar OT Verdict
• Unwitting Violations Of ERISA 25 Percent Test
• Best Buy Looks To Cut Costs By Thinning Ranks
• Deere & Co. Retirees Lose Injunction Bid In ERISA Suit
• BofA ERISA Class Action Moves Ahead
• Ex-Broadcom Execs Lose Bid To Toss Fraud Charges
• Federal-Mogul Employee Loses Bid For Invention Pay
• Foley Back In Hot Seat In Discrimination Suit
• NLRA Preempts Ill. Labor Law: 7th Circ.
• Ex-KB Home Exec Pleads Guilty In Securities Probe
• CEO In Backdating Suit Wins Dismissal Of SOX Claim
• Delta Tries To Ground Flight Attendant Suit
• Rockwell Can't Cut Retiree Health Benefits: 6th Circ.
• Adjusters Exempt From OT Requirements: Judge
• Collective Action OT Suit V. Gwinnett Moves Forward
• Contractor To Appeal $48M Steel Worker Verdict
• Lowe's Can't Escape Idaho Age Discrimination Suit
• Autodesk Options Backdating Suit Laid To Rest
• The State Of 'Take-Home' Toxic Torts
• Employment Cases To Watch In 2009
• Injunction Extended in NFL Players' Suit Over Pills
• EFCA Passage May No Longer Be A Sure Thing
• KLA Committee Loses Bid To Toss Securities Case
• 10th Circ. Revives Suit Challenging Medicare Rule
• Judge Pares Down Claims In RICO Suit V. FedEx
• $3M Starbucks Class Action Deal Gets Final Approval
• Amkor Agrees To $11.25M Deal In Backdating Suit
• Orlando Sentinel Faces FLSA Class Action
• PBGC Looks To Kill Lehman Pension Plan
• Retiree Buyouts Enjoined In Benefits Class Action
• IT Workers Win Certification Against Baker Hughes
• Screen Actors Guild Loses Arbitration Award Appeal
• Ex-Server Crafts FLSA Case Against 'Top Chef' Judge
• Ground Zero Workers' Claims To Head To Trial
• House Votes To Ease Pension Rules In Down Economy
• 2nd Class OK'd In Sprint Suits Over Commissions
• Tyson Says Huge E-Discovery Search Takes Time
• ERISA Stock-Drop Cases: Evolution And Future
• NovaStar Fights For Dismissal Of ERISA Suit
• Judge Advances Class In FLSA Suit Against Prison Co.
• Yahoo Alters Severance Plans To Settle Suits
• Bennigan's, Ponderosa Owner Hit With WARN Suit
• Class Gets OK In FLSA Suit Against Phillips Oil
• Wal-Mart Limits Subrogation Rights Against Workers
• Hewitt Agrees To Pay $4.9M To Settle OT Class Action
• How To Avoid A Nightmare Before Christmas
• Morgan Lewis Snags Former Thelen Practice Head
• Shell Labor Case Belongs In Fed. Court: 9th Circ.
• Judge Throws Out Backdating Suit V. Rambus, PwC
• High Court Favoring AT&T In Pregnancy Case: Atty.
• Court Keeps Title VII Case Against Treasury Alive
• EEOC Sues Chrysler For Retaliation At Wis. Facility
• Ogletree Deakins Picks Up 3 From Ruden McClosky
• Layoffs And Statistical Evidence Of Discrimination
• Wal-Mart Settles Wages Class Action For $54M
• Ala. Court Clarifies Exclusion In Workers' Comp Law
• JPMorgan Brokers' Overtime Lawsuit OK To Proceed
• Employment Practice: Paul Hastings
• Labor Leaders, Economists Push For $900B Stimulus
• Pilots' No-Overtime Campaign Illegal: AA
• Fashion Police: Risks And Rewards Of Expression
• Lawyers, Employers Brace For NJ Paid Family Leave
• FedEx To Cough Up $27M In Calif. Driver Case
• Stockbroker Loses Bid To Revive ADA Claim
• Fired Roche Worker Files Sexual Harassment Suit
• Plaintiff Seeks To Revive FCA Suit V. Express Scripts
• Guest Worker Class Certified In FLSA Suit V. Farm
• Age Bias Claim Tossed From JPMorgan ERISA Action
• 9th Circ. Won't Hear 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Again
• NFL Players Union Sues League Over Diet Pill
• Judge Tosses Sick Leave Suit Against Wells Fargo
• Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Mixed-Motive Case
• Airline Exempt From Calif. Meal, Rest Laws: Judge
• Judge Denies DHS Bid To Accelerate No-Match Suit
• Preparing For The Unkindest Cut
• Saigon Grill Owners Arrested For Pay Fraud
• ADA Litigation To Surge With Enactment Of New Law
• Another Ousted Boeing Auditor Sues Over Retaliation
• Bankruptcy Boom A Boon To Employment Attorneys
• Bratz Ruling Highlights Creative Worker, IP Pitfalls
• Coke Slammed With Race Bias Suit
• Emphasizing 'Broad Coverage' With ADA Amendments
• Egg Workers Class Action Proceeds On State Claims
• Employment Legislation To Watch In 2009
• Mass. High Court Remands Rastafarian's Bias Suit
• Judge Trims ERISA Class Action Against Embarq
• $90K In Damages Upheld In Famous Dave's OT Suit
• Ohio Supreme Court Rules On Workers' Comp Claims
• Calif. Grape Farm Settles Sex Bias Suit For $1.7M
• Balancing A Right To Leave Against A Right To Know
• UAW Offers Concessions For Auto Industry Bailout
• Clerk Sues NY Court System, Officials For Sex Bias
• People's Choice Settlements Get Preliminary OK
• Call Center Workers' Suits Against Verizon Joined
• Chevron Off The Hook In Nigerian Violence Case
• Food Service Workers Launch $200M Race Suit
• Judge OKs $1M Wachovia ERISA Settlement
• Airport Van Drivers Not Exempt From OT: 11th Circ.
• Class Cert. Denied In Methodist Health ERISA Suit
• Quest Software Enters Pending Settlement With SEC
• EEOC, LA Weight Loss Settle Sex Case For $20M
• SEPTA Not Immune Under 11th Amendment: 3rd Circ.
• 11th Circ. Partly Reverses In Lawyer Negligence Case
• JPMorgan Moves To Consolidate Overtime Actions
• Dramatic Changes On The Way In Labor Law
• Judge Moves EDS Case, Dashing Hopes For Dismissal
• How The 2008 Election May Affect Employment Law
• Gristede's Plaintiffs Press For Class Certification
• Rectifying Supreme Court Limits To ADA Claims
• Buffalo Hospitals Must Face OT Claims
• Circuit City Creditors Balk At WARN Act Payments
• Implications Of The New York State WARN Act
• Understanding Provisions Of The EFCA
• Weighing Work-Sharing Unemployment Insurance