Employment Archive » April, 2009

Employment - April, 2009

203 articles

• Transsexual Ex-Colonel Wins Relief In Bias Suit V. LOC
• Swine Flu Pandemic: Issues For Employers
• A Chance For Real Immigration Reform
• Grace Moves To Settle ERISA Action For $10M
• Constangy Draws Foley Partner To Lead Boston Push
• District Court Can Nix ADEA Settlement: 10th Circ.
• Conn. High Court Nixes Bias Suit Against AG's Office
• Fired NY Staff Lawyer's Retaliation Claims Survive
• Horse Race Officials May Not Be Exempt: 4th Circ.
• Korbel, Winery Workers Resolve OT Class Action
• Speedy Chrysler Ch. 11 A Pipe Dream: Experts
• Groups Push To End Mandatory Arbitration Pacts
• Specter Switch Signals New Hope For EFCA
• Reducing Discovery Costs With Rule 502
• FLSA Suit Against Kellogg Goes Forward
• NH Senate Rejects Transgender Rights Bill
• NLRB Decision Against Publishing Co. Affirmed
• Tellabs Wins Appeal Over Mandatory Unpaid Time Off
• Tips For Unionized Companies Weighing Bankruptcy
• House Legislators Push To Broaden Scope Of FMLA
• EMC Fights With HP Over Exec's Noncompete Clause
• Crooked NY School Officials Stripped Of Benefits
• Employers Should Act Now To Avoid Swine Flu Liability
• Bill Takes On Wage Gap Between Sexes
• Ex-Barnes & Thornburg Atty Sets Up Small Biz Firm
• Wis. Anti-Bias Bill Ready For Gov.'s Signature
• Calif. Court Revives Former Lincare Workers' OT Suit
• 10th Circ. Shoots Down Xcel Energy Sex Bias Suit
• Judge In KV Securities Case To Oversee ERISA Suits
• Class Cert. Sought In Selective Service Firing Suit
• Mass. Jury's $4.5M Retaliation Verdict Stands
• Insurance Act Doesn't Bar PTSD Claims: Wash. Court
• Employers Can Alter Hurt Workers' Job Duties: Court
• Honda Unit Settles FLSA Overtime Action
• Minn. Court Strikes Class Cert. In 3M Age Bias Suit
• Former Hostage Of Pirates Sues His Employers
• Visteon Dropped From ERISA Suit Over Ford Spinoff
• Enzon Sues Shareholder For Trying To Oust CEO
• No Access To Skadden Prep Work For KLA-Tencor CEO
• Jury Hits United With $3M Retaliation Verdict
• Obama Taps 2 Labor Veterans For NLRB
• Courts, Congress Could Gut Penn Plaza Ruling
• Possible Changes In NLRB Law
• FINRA BrokerCheck Sets Sights On Former Brokers
• Pandemic Preparedness For Employers
• Duane Morris Adds 2 Former WolfBlock Litigators
• Jilted Heller Workers Add Partners To $32M Suit
• Ogletree Hires 3 For New Outpost In Big Easy
• How Employers Can Use CFAA To Get Back Laptops
• Chrysler Secures Labor Deals As Bankruptcy Looms
• High Court Won't Hear 1st SOX Whistleblower's Case
• Delphi And The Modification Of Retiree Benefits
• Atlantic States Fined $8M In Enviro, Safety Case
• Merck-Medco Dropped From Vioxx ERISA Litigation
• PCA: Trading Tax Relief For Unionization
• Dems Introduce Bill To Give OSH Act More Teeth
• Bill Would Add More Worker Protections To WARN Act
• Wayne Farms Seeks Court OK To Settle FLSA MDL
• Kidnapped Caterpillar Execs File Suit Against Workers
• FedEx Drivers Win Class Cert. In Overtime Suit
• Rep. Wants Probe Of AIG War Zone Health Claims
• Verizon Sues Workers' Union For CBA Breaches
• Claims Against 19 Nixed In Take-Two Backdating Suit
• 3rd Circ. Remands Philips Bias Case Over Damages
• Clorox Sues SC Johnson Over Executive Hire
• NLRB Must Revisit Union, Golf Co. Dispute: 9th Circ.
• Pfizer, J&J Shareholders Vote On Say On Pay
• 2 Dropped From Covington & Burling Bias Suit
• Best Practices For Compensation Audits
• Post Penn Plaza: Arbitration Enforceability
• Mann Frankfort Covenant Enforceable: Texas Court
• Justices Probe Title VII Conflict In Race Bias Case
• Professor's Sex Bias Claim OK'd Following Ledbetter
• Howard Economist Tapped For Labor Policy Post
• DOL Backs Off Bush-Era Union Finance Report Rule
• EEOC Puts Caregiver Bias Back In The Spotlight
• Defendants Clash Over 'Nonexistent' Deal In OT Suit
• Ex-Manager At Atlantic States Gets 41 Months
• FLSA Overtime Rules Apply On Tribal Land: 9th Circ.
• ClearOne Trade Secrets Award Trimmed To $9.7M
• Reps Win Conditional Cert. In OT Suit V. AT&T Unit
• Natl Grid Retirees' Claims Not ADEA-Covered: Judge
• Jehovah's Witness' Widow Due Death Benefits: Court
• Steelworkers Seek To Cap Chinese Tire Imports
• Paralyzed Driver's Claims Against JB Hunt Revived
• Hilton Subpoenaed Over Starwood Trade Secrets
• Former Exec Cooked Blast Warning: Imperial Sugar
• An Echo To Whistleblowing Under Sarbanes-Oxley
• FedEx Drivers Are Independent Contractors: DC Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Lifts Sanctions Against Dorsey & Whitney
• Lucent Scores In Spat With Union Over Merger
• ScanSource Backdating Settlement Gets Green Light
• Schering To Appeal Outside Sales Issue In OT Suit
• Steel Co. To Pay Pension Funds $4M In ERISA Suit
• NJ Court Issues Mixed Ruling On Layoff Rule
• AHM Reserves $1.7M For WARN Claims
• SEIU Fund Challenges $5B Plus In Exec Pay
• Trade Secrets Theft Not 'Protected Activity:' Court
• Conoco Workers Renew Class Cert. Bid In OT Suit
• Papa John's Doesn't Have To Deliver SS Nos.: Judge
• Starwood Sues Hilton Over Trade Secrets Theft
• US Stalls For More Time On E-Verify Rule Change
• Eckert Grabs 12-Atty WolfBlock Office In Pa.
• The NLRA And Non-Union Employers
• Evolving Employment Authorization Enforcement
• Overtime Class Action V. Wachovia Nixed
• Affiliated Computer Off Hook In Default Dispute
• Ex-Workers Win Cond. Cert. In Age Bias Suit V. Sears
• Insurers Group Fights Texas Workers' Comp Bill
• Plaintiffs Sanctioned In Library Of Congress Bias Suit
• Client Must Rehire In-House Counsel: Court
• Duke Sues Insurer For Defense Costs In Patent Suit
• Coke-Addicted Snell Wilmer Partner Denied Benefits
• Most Claims Tossed In Bicycle Wheel Patent Suit
• WARN Act Suit V. Heller Ehrman Sent To ADR
• Muslim Ex-Waiter Seeks Class Cert. In Bias Action
• Obama Names 2 For Labor Posts
• Motorola Claims Ex-CFO Destroyed Evidence
• For Attorneys, Rise In Global RIFs Creates New Ties
• Social Media: Not Just For Chitchat Anymore
• 3rd Circ. Backs Lilly In ERISA Reversal
• State By State Employee Monitoring Laws
• FLSA Suit By Shuttle Drivers Gets Judge's Nod
• Class Action Over Albertson's Lockout Moves Forward
• Review Of BofA Disclosures Is Under Way: SEC
• Designing An Effective Electronic HR System
• Fired GC Must Pay Securities Firm Attys' Fees: Judge
• Bill Could Open Floodgates For Equal Pay Claims
• Seyfarth Grabs Hunton Labor Guru For NY Office
• SOX Ruling Nixes Bias Suit V. Bristol-Myers: 3rd Circ.
• 8th Circ. Nixes Workers' Disability Claims V. Insurer
• Ex-Bingham Atty's Claims Tossed In Drugging Case
• Battle Over EFCA Heats Up With Advertising Blitz
• Tyco Can't Exclude Premerger Contributions: Judge
• Firestone Seeks To Force Insurers To Hand Over Docs
• Conditional Cert. Denied In OT Suit V. Fla. Auto Dealer
• Barnes Nabs Squire Sanders Atty To Head New Office
• JPMorgan Workers Get OK To Use E-Mail In OT Suit
• Boeing Sex Bias Suit Back On: 9th Circ.
• Baker Donelson Snares Arnall Golden Employment Vet
• Oneida Can't Discharge PBGC Fees: 2nd Circ.
• Blogging And The Workplace
• St. John, Nurses Settle Wage Dispute For $13.5M
• Duane Morris Snags 18 More WolfBlock Lawyers
• Chesapeake Shareholders Decry $75M Bonus
• H-2B Workers Seek Class Cert. In Oil Rig FLSA Case
• Notice OK'd In Overtime Action V. Mushroom Grower
• Deloitte 'Faithless Fiduciary' Suit Gets Green Light
• Transgender Rights Bill Squeaks Through NH House
• Law Firm Sues State Street Over Risky Lending
• OSHA Orders Air Cargo Co. To Pay Ex-Workers $8M
• Historically Black College Settles Race Bias Case
• NovaStar ERISA Suit Gets Class Action Status
• Senator From Ark. Puts Nail In EFCA Coffin
• Muslim Cop Can't Wear Head Scarf: 3rd Circ.
• Gap Wins Out In Job Applicant's Data Breach Action
• WASA Bid To Tank Race Bias Class Untimely: DC Circ.
• 11th Circ. Nixes Class In Commissions Suit V. T-Mobile
• 6th Circ. Sides With Plaintiffs In ERISA Suit V. M&G
• Plaintiff Moves For Certification Of OT Action V. Tyson
• $8M Settlement In UPS Workers' Suit Gets Initial OK
• Plaintiffs Seek Class Cert. In ERISA Suit V. BorgWarner
• Class Certified In Lockheed ERISA Fight
• Ex-Brocade Execs, SEC Settle Backdating Claims
• Ex-Workers Lose Appeal Of Claims V. First Magnus
• Closer Scrutiny Of 'Confidential Informants'
• Increasing Enforcement Of Wage Claims
• Centex Seeks Sanctions On Attys In OT Action
• Plaintiffs Seek Sanctions In Directech FLSA MDL
• ERISA Doesn't Shield Tyco From Fraud Action: Judge
• Insurer Cites Pollution In Toxic Oil Vessel Class Action
• Kucinich Demands SEC Probe Into Merrill Bonuses
• Irell Flayed For Ethical Misconduct In Broadcom Case
• Canada's High Court Rules On Parallel Class Actions
• Severance Dispute V. Kimberly-Clark Gets Tossed
• Iowa Supreme Court Strikes Same-Sex Marriage Ban
• Boehringer Moves To Delay Sales Rep FLSA Trial
• 6th Circ. Affirms Toss Of ERISA Suit V. Engineering Co.
• NLRB Ordered To Revisit Union Claims Against Allied
• Northrop Settles Qui Tam Suit For $325M
• Health Systems Face Meal Break Class Actions
• Cop's Retaliation Suit Over Shooting Report Revived
• House OKs Bill Linking Executive Pay, Performance
• Union Bill In Jeopardy As Key Senator Drops Support
• The Amended Coverage Provisions Of COBRA
• Audit Blasts OSHA Program For High-Risk Employers
• Class Cert. Denied For Cabbies Suing Cab Cos.
• $1.5M Settles MedQuist Worker Class Action
• Ex-Employee Hits McGowan With Sex Bias Suit
• Most Claims Against AmEx In Benefit Plan Suit KO'd
• High Court On Arbitration Of Discrimination Claims
• High Court Says Unions Must Arbitrate ADEA Claims
• Take-Two To Pay $3M To Settle Backdating Charges
• Some Lockheed ERISA Claims Tossed
• Medical Records Case V. Postal Service Survives
• FedEx Drivers Are Not Employees: Wash. Jury
• AIG Director Behind Bonuses Must Go: Investors
• Judge Pares Down Backdating Suit V. Apollo Group
• Ex-Thelen Workers Win Class Cert. In WARN Action
• Avoiding ERISA Stock Drop Actions
• Conditional Cert. Granted In Age Bias Suit V. PPG
• House Approves New Benefits For Federal Retirees
• After Delay, Judge OKs Integrated Backdating Deal