Employment Archive » December, 2009

Employment - December, 2009

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• Claims Trimmed In McDonald's Whistleblower Suit
• Pizza Hut Drivers Seek Class Cert. In Wage Suit
• Teamsters Lose Appeal Of 2-Member NLRB Order
• M&G Polymers Retirees Win Class Cert. In ERISA Suit
• Clinton Defends Foreign Service Forced Retirement Age
• Hospital Must Bargain With Nurses, 2nd Circ. Says
• Liberty Units Balk At Coverage For Marathon Death Suit
• Rite Aid Asks 3rd Circ. To Assess Similarity Of Class
• Alle Processing Workers Win FLSA Class Cert
• Recent Trends In Health Care Wage And Hour Actions
• 2nd Circ. Orders New Trial In Knolls Age Bias Suit
• FINRA Panel Tosses Wachovia Raiding Claim
• Whirlpool Hit With $1M Judgment In Title VII Case
• Ex-Fried Frank Lawyer Files $50M Sex Harassment Suit
• Texas High Court Enforces Post-Merger Bonuses
• 3rd Circ. Vacates Class Cert. In Schering ERISA Suit
• Cipriani Waitstaff Sue Over Unshared Service Charges
• Sex Bias Plaintiffs Seek Sanctions Against Novartis
• Judge Nixes Iraq Contractor's Bid To Toss OT Claims
• Awaiting A National Standard For 'Place Of Business'
• FedEx Protests Doc Production In Classification MDL
• Obama Extends FMLA Benefits To Flight Crews
• Plaintiffs Call Out Objectors To $85M Wal-Mart Deal
• Calif. Court Nixes $34M Verdict In Novell Bonus Spat
• OfficeMax Sues Ex-Workers Who Joined WB Mason
• Ex-VP Stole Credit Suisse Valuation Method: Suit
• Goodwin Procter Attys, Applied Materials Sanctioned
• BP Hit For $100M In Texas Workers' Toxic Fumes Suit
• Zell Can't Duck ERISA Suit Over Tribune Takeover
• Legal Secretary Hits IP Boutique With Overtime Action
• Military Instructors Target Blackwater In Overtime Suit
• NYPD Bests Unions Over Sharper Drug Testing
• Sedgwick Wants 'Scandalous' Bits Out Of Abuse Suit
• The Return Of The Global Employment Audit
• Samsonite To Pay $1M To Settle FLSA Class Action
• Comverse Settles Backdating Actions For $225M
• FLSA Claim Nixed In Enviro Police Officers' Wage Suit
• Coty Can't Nix Contract Claims In Spat With Ex-CFO
• DHL OT Suit Receives Collective Action Approval
• Battle Brewing Over Certification In FedEx Case
• Installers Hit CableNet With OT Class Action
• Class Certification In Haddock — An Outlier?
• Qwest's Bid To Decertify FLSA Class Shot Down
• ClearOne Trade Secret Injunction Upheld
• Insurers Win Reversal Of Texas Stop-Loss Classification
• Amgen Says ERISA Anemia Drug Claims Lack Merit
• British Airways Wins Bid To Stop Holiday Strike
• Cintas To Settle Living Wage Suit For $6.5M
• Unions Look To Overturn NLRB's Dana Corp. Ruling
• Madison Square Garden Guards Allege OT Violations
• Butterball Poultry Workers Win Cert. In FLSA Action
• Apple Settles Ex-Genius Bar Worker's OT Action
• On The Radar: Age And Medical Condition Jokes
• NY Starbucks Baristas' Tip-Sharing Suit Tossed
• SEC Alleges 'Serial' Insider Trading Scheme
• Yodle Sues Ex-Employees For Alleged Hacking Plot
• Bill Takes On Independent Contractor Classification
• Manager OT Actions Seek $1B From AT&T, Subsidiaries
• Senate Panel OKs Same-Sex Partner Benefits
• Sales Reps Hit Sanofi With Overtime Action
• Impact Of Facebook Privacy Settings On Employers
• NLRB Can Enforce Cintas Unfair Labor Ruling: 8th Circ.
• Albertsons To Pay $8.9M To End EEOC Bias Suits
• House Dems Unveil Immigration Reform Bill
• Avis Fails To Move FLSA Suit Out Of NJ
• Judge Ends 'Distorted' Broadcom Backdating Case
• The Scope Of 'Adverse Employment Action'
• Injunction Denied In Supplement Trade Secret Row
• Q&A With EpsteinBeckerGreen's Herve Gouraige
• Ex-Epiq Employee Appeals Noncompete Injunction
• Centennial Collective OT Action Certified, Narrowed
• New Vision Workers Win Anti-Retaliation Injunction
• Fed. Circ. Nixes VA Nurses' Equal Pay Suit
• Employer Text Monitoring Case Wins High Court Nod
• U. Of Phoenix Settles Qui Tam Suit For $78.5M
• Supreme Court Asks SG For Views On Retaliation
• KeyCorp ERISA Case Stays Tied To Securities Cases
• Ponzi Schemer's Ex Claims RBC Capital Defamed Her
• High Court Lets Pension Termination Fee Ruling Stand
• Spotlight On Hedge Fund Trading Activities
• Absenteeism Trumps ADA Protections For Alcoholism
• Same-Sex Harassment Suits May Get Easier To Win
• Ex-Chevron Exec Loses Chunk Of Stock Option Case
• E-Verify System To Offer Self-Check Option: Officials
• Heller Creditors Reach $1.6M Deal In Ch. 11
• More Pay Cuts Issued For Top Bailout Execs
• SunTrust Tries To Defuse Subprime ERISA Action
• Rite Aid Asst. Managers Win Conditional Cert.
• Amtrak Can Fire Union Rep Under RLA: 2nd Circ.
• Exelon Wins Dismissal Of 401(k) Fee Action
• Executive Compensation: Year-End Update
• AIG Hit With Suit By Former Real Estate Chief
• House OKs $23M More For EEOC To Trim Backlog
• Broadcom Co-Founder Cleared In Backdating Probe
• Bill Gives OSHA, Other Labor Agencies $121M
• BofA Defeats Dismissal Bid In Noncompete Suit
• Ex-IGT Whistleblower Counsel Lose State Claims
• Clifford Chance Paid To Settle Race Case: Filing
• Conn. High Court Nixes Black Firefighters' Bias Suit Win
• Employers Take Note: Cat's Paw Back In Action
• Northrop Grumman Shipbuilders Launch FLSA Suit
• Cemex Techies' FLSA Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Ford Follows GM's Lead, Obtains ERISA Exemption
• Cuomo Targets Insurer Over IPO, Workers' Comp
• Juniper Loses Bid To Halt Backdating Deposition
• Justices Grill Both Sides In Class Arbitration Case
• Cintas Loses 2nd Circ. Appeal Of Union RICO Suit
• VIP Wireless Fails To Squash Sales Reps' OT Suit
• Parking Attendants Win Class Cert. In FLSA Suit
• New Regulations On Employee Stock Purchase Plans
• Olympus Settles Overtime Class Action
• Home Depot Wants ERISA Class Action Tossed
• 10th Circ. Revives Boeing Discrimination Suit
• BofA Denied Access To SEC Docs On Merrill Bonuses
• Discount Health Plan Provider Hit With FLSA Suit
• Union Pacific RLA Case Ends With Whimper, Not Bang
• JC Penney Settles Wage-And-Hour Suit For $7.5M
• FedEx Drivers Win Bid To Collect IRS Audit Info
• D&O Rescission Actions Difficult, But Not Impossible
• Whistleblower Protections For DoD Contractors
• Union Subsidies Case Heads Toward Antitrust Trial
• Retaliation Claims Added To Sleepy's FLSA Suit
• Insurer Looks To Ax Some Of Commerce's D&O Suit
• 10th Circ. Revives Sex Bias, Retaliation Suit V. United
• Worker Dropped In Coca-Cola Hostile Workplace Suit
• Chubb On Hook For Cracker Barrel EEOC Deal: Insurer
• UBS Suit Against Ex-Banker Seeks Tax Money, Interest
• Court Upholds Severance Pay To Avista Traders
• Collective Cert Denied In Boar's Head FLSA Suit
• Employment Lawyers' Wish List For 2010
• Sens. Reject Limit On Medical Malpractice Attys' Fees
• The Year In Employment Law Review — Part II
• Former Broadcom GC Dodges Charges In Options Case
• 11th Circ. Upholds Toss Of Solvay Marketing Suit
• 2nd Circ. Tosses DLA Piper Atty's Race Bias Suit
• Ex-General Dynamics Worker Fights Qui Tam Loss
• 1st Circ. Pares Mass. Cops' Title VII Suit
• Loan Advisers Seek Cert. In Amerimod Wage Suit
• Del Monte FLSA Suit Limited To 1 Opt-In Class
• Employment Attorneys Dominate At Epstein, Seyfarth
• Littler's Strength More Than Just Sheer Size
• Court Stays 2 Whistleblower Claims Against SEC
• Monster ERISA Class Action Settled For $4.25M
• Distributor Settles OT Class Action For $3.6M
• Keys To Drafting Effective Arbitration Provisions
• Class Status Denied To Drivers In DHL Express OT Suit
• 6th Circ. Cans Marsh Worker Discrimination Suit
• Bill Proposes Mandatory ERISA Payment Disclosures
• Wal-Mart To Pay $40M To End Mass. Wage Action
• Anheuser-Busch InBev Hit With ERISA Class Action
• Managing H-1B Employees In A Down Economy
• Claims Pared In Prudential Overtime Class Action
• Simpson Thacher Malpractice Suit Reinstated In Calif.
• 2nd Circ. Affirms UTC Win In $230M ERISA Action
• Boston Scientific Settles ERISA Suit For $8M
• LEA Disputes Ex-CEO's Trade Violation Claims
• Gene Codes Sues Ex-Worker Over Defection To Rival
• Vegas, Reno Limo Drivers Win Class Cert. In Wage Suit
• Bakeries, Not PBGC, Responsible For $60M In Benefits
• Class Cert. Sought In ConocoPhillips Bonus Dispute
• Court Enforces Dismissal Of Kraft OT Class Action
• Border Searches: What's In Your Laptop?
• Lehman Wants Stay Modified For ARS Suit Payout
• Calif. Court Rejects Board's Disability Calculations
• DC Circ. Affirms Limits On Prejudgment Interest Motions
• WaMu Directors Lose Bid To Toss Monitoring Claim
• Seyfarth Shaw Partner Sues Firm Over Demotion
• $75M Sullivan & Worcester Race Bias Suit Dropped
• ANSYS Ex-Worker Can Work At Rival For Now: Judge
• Tyson Workers Win Class Certification In OT Suit
• Expanding EEOC Subpoena Power
• Call Center Workers Lose Class Status Bid In OT Suit
• NY Post Hasn't Had Black Metro Editor In Years: Suit
• FLSA Class Action Encroaches On Dow Chemical
• Nationwide Class Certified In PwC Associates' OT Suit