Employment Archive » September, 2009

Employment - September, 2009

232 articles

• Broadcom Ex-CFO's Remarks To See Light Of Day
• Ledbetter Can't Save Cops' Age Bias Suit: 11th Circ.
• Techies Win Conditional Cert. In SunTrust FLSA Action
• Hodgson Russ Taps Fleming For NY Litigation Practice
• Auxilium Wins Bid To Toss Most Of FLSA, Bias Suit
• High Court Takes Black Firefighters' Title VII Case
• Employee Incentive Plans — Navigating § 503(c)
• DC Circ. Backs Military's Mandated Anthrax Vaccine
• Mortgage Loan Officers Renew Cert. Push In OT Suit
• EEOC: JPMorgan Shortchanges Female Workers
• Xerox Retirees Sue To Block Benefit Reduction
• Judge Recuses Herself, Revives Bias Suit
• Conditional Cert. Granted In Army Recruiters' OT Suit
• Ohio Court Affirms Dismissal Of Popcorn Lung Suit
• Chicago Nurses Denied Class Cert. In Wage Fight
• USIS Accuses Argonaut Of Trade Secrets Theft
• Sears To Pay $6.2M To Resolve ADA Action
• GE Delivery Drivers Found To Be Exempt From FLSA
• Ga. High Court Hands Strippers A Win On Alcohol Rule
• JPMorgan Wins TRO In Worker Trade Secrets Case
• Sens. To Look At Pro-Employer High Court Rulings
• Rather's Wrongful Dismissal Suit Against CBS Tossed
• Bosses Can Be Sued For Discrimination: Vt. Top Court
• City Denied Reconsideration In Sick Leave Case
• Koch Foods Loses Bid To Decertify FLSA Action
• Ensuring Enforceability Of Noncompetes In China
• NYC Pension Funds To Lead Class In Juniper Action
• DOJ Hits Mass. Corrections Dept. With Sex Bias Suit
• Nortel ERISA MDL Stay Covers Individuals, Too: Judge
• SC Johnson Employees Seek Cert. In ERISA Suit
• US Sugar Workers Strike Deal In Buyout Dispute
• JDS Uniphase Settles Putative ERISA Class Action
• Husco Workers Win Cert. In Wage-And-Hour Action
• Labor & Employment Spending To Soar Again In '10
• OSHA Inspections In The Ohio Oil And Gas Market
• Regions Execs Lose TRO Appeal In Investor Suit
• BofA Attacks SEC Claims Over Merrill Bonuses
• 8 Colonial Bank ERISA Actions To Be Consolidated
• Capital One, Consultants Settle Wage Claims
• Wells Fargo Tech. Workers Seek Cert. In OT Suit
• Former Juniper GC Still On Hook In Backdating Case
• Allen & Overy Must Rehire Axed Associate: Court
• Wash. Longshore Workers Seek Cert. In PMA Action
• Arming-Up Time Suit Against Wackenhut Shot Down
• Honeywell Fined For Chemical Accidents
• Responding To Federal Criminal Trial Subpoenas
• Health Site Sues MediZine Over Copyrighted Software
• Masa Servers Win Cert. In Tip Pool Suit
• 9th Circ. Scraps Broadcom Co-Founder's Plea Appeal
• Starbucks Presses For Cert. Denial In Calif. OT Action
• Wideband Appeals $9.7M ClearOne Judgment
• Butterball FLSA Plaintiffs In NC Seek Company Docs
• Kraft Seeks Sanctions In FLSA/ERISA Class Action
• Sotomayor And Roger Traynor: The Job Interviews
• 3rd Circ. Revives FMLA Suit Against Nationwide
• DOJ Hiring Plaintiffs Lose Round In Class Cert. Fight
• DivX Founder's Suit Against Lawyer Survives Appeal
• 6th Circ. Revives Female Cop's Sex Bias Suit
• Companies Must Rein In Executive Pay: Report
• Sales Rep Hits VIP Wireless With Overtime Action
• Jackson Lewis Adds Partner To Benefits Group In Neb.
• Donnelly Loses Bid To Invalidate Dura Patent
• High Court To Rein In RLA Arbitration Reviews: Attys
• Fla. Utilities Balk At Public Salary Disclosures
• Conditional Cert. Granted In Japonais FLSA Action
• EEOC Voices Strong Support For ENDA Legislation
• Lowes Settles Overtime Class Action For $29.5M
• Executive Remuneration In Germany And The UK
• Court Boots Finisar Backdating Case
• Bingham Lures Proskauer Employment Trial Pro
• Obama's NLRB To Be Agressively Pro-Union: Report
• Toolmaker's Trade Secrets, Noncompete Suit Tossed
• 2nd Circ. Finds Partial Employee Contract Invalid
• Dinsmore & Shohl Adds Labor Atty In W.Va.
• Q&A With Jackson Lewis' Mickey Silberman
• Rather Gets OK To Question CBS Chair In $70M Suit
• SEC Readies For BofA Trial After $33M Deal Scuttled
• 10th Circ. Backs Damages In Metal Trade Secrets Suit
• Former Lehman Execs Sue Over Unpaid Wages
• Adapting To The Shift In Immigration Enforcement
• Judge OKs Most Of SEIU Claims Against Spinoff Union
• AA Flight Attendants Can't Bring RLA Claims: 2nd Circ.
• Ex-Chevron Lawyer Loses Bid For Insurance Coverage
• BCBS Mich. Wants Self-Insurer Class Reconsidered
• Amaranth Sues Touradji Capital For $350M
• Axed Trader With Ponzi Ties Sues RBC For Sex Bias
• Wachovia, Execs Hit With ERISA Class Action
• Union Fund Balks At Trump Noteholders' Ch. 11 Plan
• State Street, Pension Plans Reach $90M Settlement
• Sun-Times Creditors, Trustee Question Asset Sale
• Challenges In Effective Insider Trading Compliance
• Crucible Ch. 11 Plan Faces Tax, Union Objections
• Delta Settles With Mass. AG Over Pay Schedules
• State Department Embraces Age Bias: Suit
• RICO, FLSA Claims Survive In Hospital Workers' Suit
• Skype Founders File IP Suit Against Ex-Employee
• Gonzales, Goodling Off The Hook In DOJ Hiring Suit
• FBI, DOJ Reportedly Probing BofA's Merrill Purchase
• Lawyer's Death Delays Kodak ERISA Appeal
• Protecting Trade Secrets When Employees Depart
• Disability Complaint Against Orrick 'Frivolous': Judge
• Rival Broker Poached Employees En Masse: PNC
• Ex-Assistant Labor Secretary Joins Schiff Hardin
• Judge Tosses United Pilots' Fight Against Union
• Workers Seek Class Status In Suit Against Contractor
• BDO Worker OT Action Stayed On Appeal To 9th Circ.
• Pathmark Settles Pension Fund Dispute With Union
• Ex-EnerSys Workers Win Cert. In Don, Doff Suit
• Ex-McAfee GC Says Co. Scapegoated Him
• Ex-Mercury Execs Best SEC's Foggy Grant Claims
• DOL Proposes ERISA Exemption For New GM
• PBGC Seeks To Preserve Lien In Crucible Asset Sale
• New Considerations For Nanotech Exposure?
• Bausch Gets One Claim Dropped In ERISA Suit
• KBR Worker's Rape Case Not Arbitrable: 5th Circ.
• Monsanto Retirees Want Class OK'd In ERISA Fight
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Liability Ruling On Reinsurer's Contract
• E-Mailing Company Docs Home Isn't Hacking: 9th Circ.
• CSK Auto Ex-CEO Slams 'Unjust' SEC Clawback Action
• By Any Name It Is Labor Law Reform
• Ex-Loan Officer Wants Wells Fargo Class Certified
• Q&A With EpsteinBeckerGreen's Jay Krupin
• Siding With Dannon, Judge Sanctions FLSA Plaintiffs
• Specter Hints Labor, Dems Agree On EFCA Terms
• PBGC Objects To Philly Papers Bidding Procedures
• United Mortgage FLSA Suit Tossed Over Deal Offer
• Dura Fired Workers For Using Prescription Meds: Suit
• Staples Points To DOL Opinion Letter In New Trial Bid
• Obama Taps LGBT Expert For EEOC Commissioner
• Doing Business In The Muslim World
• Costco Plaintiffs Move For Class Cert. In Labor Case
• Miller & Chevalier Snags DOL Vet From Thompson
• Title IX Expert Jumps From Littler To Jackson Lewis
• No Warning Needed To Ax At-Will Worker: Judge
• Bridgestone Insurers Deny Liability For Worker Suit
• NFL Players' StarCaps Claims Not Preempted: 8th Circ.
• Solis Pledges OSHA Enforcement, EFCA Support
• Allstate To Pay $4.5M To Settle EEOC Age Bias Suit
• Judge Bashes $33M SEC Deal Over Merrill Bonuses
• RICO Claims Survive In Pittsburgh Hospital OT Action
• Equity Cuts Deal With Poultry Don, Doff Classes
• Saigon Grill Workers Wrap Up $4.6M Fraud Suit
• Seeking Sustainable Executive Compensation
• Verizon Call Workers Denied Class Cert. In FLSA Suit
• Former White House Counsel Lands At Jenner & Block
• Go Daddy Loses Appeal Over Fired Muslim Worker
• EEOC Targets Supervalu In New ADA Class Action
• 3rd Circ. Revives Pay Claim In Light Of Ledbetter
• Choate Hall Scores Executive Pay Pro From Seyfarth
• JPMorgan Loan Underwriters Add Claims In FLSA Suit
• Sheraton Workers Sue Pyramid For Overtime Pay
• Employer May Be Liable For Contractor Bias: 2nd Circ.
• EU To Review Bailout Banks' Bonus Structures
• Adding To The Burden And Expense Of Arbitration
• Lockheed Accused Of Misclassifying IT Analysts
• Judge Bars Ex-JPMorgan Brokers From Client Lists
• CDC Guidance: Preparing For H1N1
• DOL, IRS Urged To Step Up Misclassification Scrutiny
• DC Circ. Remands Covington Discrimination Suit
• Lastar Sues Belkin Over Cabling Patent
• 9th Circ. Revives Northrop Workers' ERISA Class Bid
• Minor Hockey League Wins Round In Spat With Union
• Quest Investors Win Class Cert. In Backdating Suit
• SEC Again Defends $33M Deal Over Merrill Bonuses
• Qwest ERISA Class Seeks Reinstatement, Cites Unisys
• Court OKs Defense That Employers Have Duty To Warn
• Courts Must Rule On Arbitration Provisions: 9th Circ.
• Woodworkers File WARN Act Suit
• Health Care Reform Debate In The Workplace
• Q&A With Jackson Lewis' Shawn Kee
• Food Processing Workers Seek Cert. In FLSA Action
• Conexant Workers Win $3.3M In ERISA Suit Settlement
• US Chamber, Others Seek Injunction On E-Verify Rule
• Franklin Resources Execs Off Hook In ERISA MDL
• Pa. Poultry Workers' Don, Doff Suit Gets Green Light
• Fraunhofer USA Freed From Employee Contract Suit
• Union On Hook For Pittsburgh Mack Pensions: 3rd Circ.
• Credit Union Sues CUNA Over Risky Investments
• EEOC Serves Up Retaliation Suit Against Sara Lee
• Classes Certified In ERISA Action Against Duke
• Q&A With Haynes & Boone's Melissa Goodman
• AHM Wins Approval Of $5.6M Deal With Execs
• Revealing The CSB's Evolution And Future
• Drivers Deliver Unpaid Wages Action To Pizza Hut
• Mich. Blue Cross Found Liable In Funds' Fees Suit
• 7th Circ. Backs Union In Lengthy Back Pay Dispute
• Nonunion Cos. Win Verdict In Union Subsidies Case
• Hain Celestial, SEC Settle Over Options Backdating
• Sears Hit With Class Action Over Commissions
• Ex-Farmers Claims Adjuster Seeks Cert. In Wage Suit
• Take-Two To Pay $20M In 'Hot Coffee' Suit
• Placing Deferred Associates In Public Interest Groups
• Retirees Win Class Cert. In BorgWarner ERISA Case
• 6th Circ. Sides With Novartis In Retaliatory Firing Case
• Applied Materials Slaps Tech Rival With Secrets Suit
• DJ Star's Contract Claims Against Clear Channel Nixed
• SunTrust Retiree Benefits Actions Consolidated
• Magazine Mogul Sues To Release Charity Publication
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Unisys Breached ERISA
• Ex-Solicitor Of Labor Joins Winston & Strawn
• Liberty Tries To Revive $1B AIG Workers' Comp Suit
• 6th Circ. Revives Retiree Claims Against Philips
• Human Tissue Cos. Clash Over Vietnam Supply Sites
• Class Cert. Recommended In Nortel ERISA Case
• Former Monster Exec Gets 2 Years, $6.3M Fine
• 2nd Circ. Deep-Sixes ERISA Lawsuit Against J&J
• Wash. Farms Cut From Thai Fruit Pickers' FLSA Suit
• 9th Circ. Seeks Guidance On Target Employment Suit
• Derivative Actions And Notice Of Compromise
• Judge Nixes Sanctions Against DOL In FLSA Suit
• Bronx Manager Hits Rite Aid With OT Class Action
• NFL Players Union Faces DOL Probe
• Judge Tosses ERISA Claims In UPS Retaliation Suit
• Drivers Hit American Eagle Express With FLSA Action
• Pa. College Ignored Sexual Harassment Claims: Suit
• E-Verify Closing In On Employers
• Schering-Plough ERISA Suit Tossed
• Cincinnati Workers Seek Class Cert. In Anthem Suit
• Union Deal With Bankrupt Calif. City Thrown Out
• Q&A With Jackson Lewis' Paul DeCamp
• $70.5M Tyco ERISA Class Action Deals OK'd
• Gender History Professor Sues Ohio U. For Sex Bias
• Insurers Fail In Bid To Stop Sprint D&O Claims
• Philly Union's Fair Share Fees Are Legal: 3rd Circ.
• Workers Seek Cert. In 'Dead Peasant Insurance' Suit
• NY Teachers' ERISA Suit Against Union, ING Tossed
• Insurers To Pay Broadcom $118M In Backdating Deal
• Insurer Found Not Liable In Printer's Trade Secret Suit
• Citigroup ERISA Action Fails To State Claim: Judge
• Baker Hughes Still On Hook In $37M Suit: 5th Circ.
• Claims Stripped From Raytheon, Indigo Secrets Spat
• Grappling With The Meaning Of Discrimination