Employment Archive » March, 2010

Employment - March, 2010

262 articles

• Rising Star: Reed Smith's Casey Ryan
• Hospice Org. Beats Nurses' On-Call Wage Suit
• PPG Adds Rival Mil-Spec To Trade Secrets Suit
• Gristede's Wins Protective Order In Sex Bias Suit
• Tire Co. TBC To Pay Workers To End OT Suit
• Quon Shows Work Policies, Practices Must Line Up
• StarCaps And Lawful Consumable Products Laws
• High Court Puts Restrictions On Whistleblower Suits
• BofA, Merrill Hit With New Gender Pay Bias Action
• NLRB Appointments Clear Way For Pro-Union Change
• Techs Sue Carl Zeiss Over Exempt Reclassification
• E-Mail To Attys From Work Privileged: NJ High Court
• Rising Star: O'Melveny's Adam Karr
• Class Approved In Wal-Mart Workers' Comp Spat
• H&R Block Settles Loan Officer OT Case
• Wells Fargo FLSA Collective Suit Restricted To Ill.
• 9th Circ. Finds Discrimination V. Juror In Bias Trial
• Jenny Craig Wage Suit Heads Back To State Court
• Backloading Claims Nixed In SC Johnson ERISA Suit
• Pretzel Maker Settles With Delivery Drivers For $10M
• Bain Capital Faces Store Manager FLSA Class Action
• Queens Caterer Russo's Faces OT, Retaliation Action
• Private Employers Push To Repeal Retiree Drug Tax
• ADEA And Gross: Employers, Don't Relax Yet
• DLA Piper Staffer Claims Sex Harassment, Race Bias
• Rising Star: Debevoise & Plimpton's Jyotin Hamid
• Nortel Deal With PBGC OK'd After Canadian Deal Nixed
• JPMorgan Tech Support Workers' OT Suit Crashes
• 'Independent Contractors' — What's In A Name?
• Senate Again Lets Federal Insurance Plans Lapse
• Rio Tinto Workers Get Jail Time For Accepting Bribes
• Workers Drop Doffing Claim In Bristol-Myers Suit
• Law Firm's ERISA Suit Against State Street Tossed
• Class Claims Stay In Mining Co. Sex Harassment Suit
• Recess Appointments Fill Employment, Trade Posts
• Ex-Brocade CEO Again Convicted In Backdating Case
• Bill Would Extend COBRA To Domestic Partners
• KV Pharmaceutical ERISA Class Action Tossed
• US Bank Managers Lose Class Cert. Bid In OT Suit
• Ex-Royal Caribbean Cook Files OT Class Action
• Ariz. City Police Lose Don, Doff Appeal
• Utilizing Contractual Statutes Of Limitation
• ADT Loses Bid To Toss Retaliation Suit
• Wackenhut Guards Lose Bid For Retention Bonuses
• Courts Split On Scope Of Ledbetter's 'Other Practice'
• Virginia Tech Equal Pay Suit Survives Bid To Toss
• Rising Star: Baker Donelson's David Gevertz
• Ex-Associate Sues Sedgwick Over Unpaid Fees
• EEOC Hits Masonry Co. With Race Bias Suit
• Rising Star: Haynes & Boone's Matthew Deffebach
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Illumina Win In DNA Patent Spat
• Ill. Home Depot Asst. Managers OT Suit Chucked
• Davis Wright Fired Secretary For Panic Attacks: Suit
• Conoco FMLA Plaintiffs Appeal Loss To 9th Circ.
• AstraZeneca OT Class Action Halted On Appeal
• Recess Appointment Talk For NLRB Draws GOP Ire
• BNY Gets Shot At Enforcing Arden Noncompete Deals
• Tracking Trade Secret Stats
• 6th Circ. Kills Tyson's Bid To Decertify Don, Doff Class
• Indian Tribe's Sawmill Must Comply With OSHA: 7th Circ.
• FLSA Doesn't Preempt Farmworkers' Contract Claims
• EEOC Appeals $4.5M Atty Fees In Harassment Suit
• Rising Star: Linklaters' Bindu Culas
• Collective Action OK'd In Costco Worker-Debt Suit
• Mortgage Loan Officers Not Exempt Under FLSA: DOL
• The Annual H-1B Cap Season Is Under Way
• Farmworkers Lose Bid To Upend H-2A Wage Rules
• Bio Tech Execs Hit With Trade Secrets Suit
• Affinity Logistics Drivers' Overtime Claims Get The Boot
• 'Duplicative' Rite Aid OT Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Ex-Duane Morris Partner Gets Jail Over Salary Fraud
• Audit Workers Gain Class Status In Deloitte OT Case
• Ohio High Court Upholds Employer Intentional Tort Law
• Hedge Fund Ex-Employees Can't Squash Contract Suit
• $1.6M Bus Driver FLSA Settlement Gets Final Approval
• ProtoStar Creditors Appeal $5M Satellite Sale Bonuses
• High Court Weighs Challenge To NLRB Authority
• Rising Star: Ogletree's Ron Chapman Jr.
• Pay Czar Seeks Further Cuts For Top Bailout Execs
• Insurer Lodges Appeal In D&O Spat With Failed Bank
• Ch. 11 Barred Nutrition Bar Maker's Bonuses: Trustee
• Retail Managers Hit Union Bank With OT Suit
• Workers Seek OK On FLSA Deal With Delta Financial
• Obama Signs Health Care Bill As GOP Eyes Repeal
• Calif. Appeals Court Blocks Furlough Of Lawyers
• Altering The ADEA Disparate Impact Defense
• Wilkes-Barre Firefighters Keep $1M Pay Award
• Nortel Pensioners Appeal Stay Of $3B UK Suit
• Retirees Seek To Revive Philips ERISA Class Action
• Rising Star: Morgan Lewis' Sarah Bouchard
• High Court To Mull FLSA Coverage For Oral Complaints
• Roto-Rooter Faces Sex Bias Class Action
• DuPont Ordered To Review Safety After Worker Death
• 'Scandalous' Allegations Nixed In Sedgwick Abuse Suit
• Health Care Bill Heads To Obama's Desk
• City Scores Win In 1st Circ. On Police OT Exemption
• Kohler Bests Replacement Worker WARN Suit
• Chesapeake Energy Sued Over Fatal Gas Well Blast
• The Truth About I-9 Compliance
• DC Circ. Backs Diesel Exhaust Mining Safety Rules
• Guidant ERISA Plaintiffs Seek OK For $7M Settlement
• Visteon Retirees Ask To Stay Health Care Termination
• 9th Circ. Rejects En Banc Bid In $450M Superior Case
• No Class Cert. In Title VII Suit Against Boston Transit
• Solar Cell Maker MEMC Loses Bid To Toss ERISA Suit
• Understanding Best V. C&M Door Controls
• 7th Circ. Upholds UAW Win In Boeing Pension Spat
• Wells Fargo Fights Class Cert. In FLSA, ERISA Suit
• DOL Orders Tennessee Commerce To Pay Ex-CFO $1M
• Salesmen Lodge OT Suit Against CDH Group
• High Court Ruling Could Spur Action On NLRB Vacancies
• 1st Trial Of Tyson Donning, Doffing MDL To Start In Aug.
• Ex-DuPont Worker Gets 18 Mos. In Trade Secret Case
• Pristiq-Related ERISA Suit Against Wyeth Gets Booted
• Ex-Fieldstone GC's Whistleblower Suit Thrown Out
• 3M, Employees Seek OK For $5M Deal In FLSA Suit
• Medtronic ERISA Suit Over $510M IP Payouts Tossed
• Bus Drivers Best Philly Transit's Bid To Toss OT Suit
• Class Certification Denied In Rolls-Royce Sex Bias Suit
• Schumer Pushes For Probe Of NRC Background Checks
• Meat Processors Win Class Status In Don, Doff Suit
• Return To PLAs On Federally Funded Plant Construction
• House Bill Aims To Reward Family-Friendly Workplaces
• McDermott Snags Employee Benefits Pro From Kirkland
• Most Of ERISA Suit Against State Street Tossed
• Delta Says Worker's $100M ERISA Claim Not Priority
• Staffing Cos. Escape OT Claims In FedEx FLSA Suit
• Brownstein Nabs Akin Gump Employment Lawyer
• Ex-Cozen Lawyer Can Fight Loan Suit At Home: Judge
• Butterball Turkey Plant Donning, Doffing Action Tossed
• EMC Sues Ex-Employees Over New Rival Company
• Employer Liability Under New FTC Endorsement Rules
• Lloyd's Must Cover Stanford Defense: 5th Circ.
• Citigroup Plan Participants' ERISA Claims Trimmed
• Aon Accuses Marsh Of Stealing Workers, Clients
• Md. Power Cos. Hit With Wage-&-Hour Action
• KLA-Tencor Shareholder Case Settled For $42.6M
• EEOC Loses Bid To Keep United ADA Suit In Calif.
• House Eyes Penalty Upgrade For OSHA Violations
• KV Pharma Dodges WARN Act Class Action
• ADT To Pay $1.5M To Settle Meal, Rest Breaks Suit
• 5th Circ. Blocks Allsup's Workers From Joining OT Suit
• Social Networking And Restrictive Covenants
• Ogletree Adds Shareholder From Cohen & Grigsby
• Lockheed, Calif. Guards Reach $1.5M Meal Break Deal
• Sanofi To Pay $15M To Settle Sex Bias Class Action
• Strategic Early Retirement Incentives
• Ex-Home Depot Asst. Manager Seeks Cert. In OT Suit
• Drivers' FLSA Claims Against Pizza Hut Tossed
• Proskauer Nabs Sidley Austin Employment Litigator
• Ingersoll-Rand Workers Sue Over $900M Divestiture
• Nortel Fights UK Fund Trustee's Bid To Sidestep Stay
• 3rd Circ. Revives Carpenter Bennett Malpractice Suit
• 3rd Circ. Allows Lay Testimony In FMLA Suits
• Disabled Ex-Baker & McKenzie Atty's Suit Trimmed
• Cargill Line Workers Certified In Consolidated FLSA Suit
• EEOC's $2M Deal With Les Schwab Approved
• Mattel Wants Docs About MGA's Bratz Investigation
• Citizens United: A Congressional Opportunity
• Senators Hash Out Effects Of Paycheck Fairness Act
• Regions Financial Can't Shake ERISA 401(k) Suit
• Starwood Hotels Worker Wins $3M On Retaliation Claim
• Northern Trust ERISA Suit Survives Bid To Toss
• Lawn Mower Maker Can't Mow Down Age Bias Action
• Health Net Hit With FLSA Suit By Call Center Workers
• Ford Correctly Classified Ex-Visteon Workers: 6th Circ.
• To Cross Or Not To Cross, That Is The Question...
• Bill Gives 30M More People Paid Sick Leave: Report
• 11th Circ. To Rehear Home Depot Sex Harassment Suit
• Latest Trends In Workplace Violence And Bullying
• Schwan Ordered To Give EEOC Info In Sex Bias Case
• Judge Calls Wal-Mart Settlement Objections Frivolous
• DHL, Workers Seek Approval For Settlement In OT Case
• Olans Mills Close To A Deal In Photographer FLSA Suit
• Case Farms Settles Donning, Doffing Suit
• 3 Favors The NLRB Could Do For Organized Labor
• 1st Responders Press For Collective Bargaining Rights
• IBEW Fund Sues Goldman Over Pay Practices
• Relief In Sight For Calif. Employers?
• Conditional Cert. Sought In Sing Tao Papers OT Suit
• Photographers File FLSA Suit Against Olan Mills
• Jackson Lewis Nabs 3 Cranfill Sumner Partners In NC
• Jury Trial Gets OK'd In Volvo Retiree Benefits Suit
• Pared Down Aerospace Trade Secrets Suit Set For Trial
• Class Certified In Gristede's Sex Bias Case
• Military Trainer OT Claims Against Gold Belt Pared
• NH Cities Sue State Over $27M In Pension Plan Funds
• Shoe Mania Says $1.15M OT Deal Right Size
• Jury Awards $1.2M To Oil Pipe Cleaners Over Radiation
• Ohio BP Refinery Slapped With $3M In OSHA Fines
• Inventor Retains Win In Suit Over Sulfur Test For Oil
• High Court Wants SG's Input On Cigna ERISA Appeal
• Sheriff Deputy Cinches Cert. On Appeal In Wage Suit
• Eviction Co. Must Pay Workers Minimum Wage: Court
• Supreme Court To Take On Federal Employee Privacy
• Practical Tips For Preparing A Video Deposition
• Del. Labor Department Can't Shake Wage Law Suit
• McGraw-Hill ERISA Plaintiffs Appeal Case Dismissal
• Class Cert. Granted In Construction FLSA Case
• Get Ready For The Equal Pay Crackdown
• Jury To Decide Secrets Spat Between Doctor, Mayo
• Philips Retiree Benefits Class Action Foiled Again
• Plaintiffs Can't See Smithfield Don, Doff Studies: Court
• Wash. Seeks Sanctions Against DOL In Overtime Suit
• Insurers Resolve Lifeline Coverage Dispute In 6th Circ.
• Safety Citations Knowingly Unfounded: American Coal
• An Eye On The US Jobs Bill
• Lieberman Introduces Bill To End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
• Employment Taxes Audit — Is Your Company Ready?
• Ill. Applebee's Servers Win Class Cert. In Tipping Case
• Ex-Reed Smith Attorney's Disability Suit Revived
• Bobby Flay's NY Restaurant Group Settles FLSA Suit
• Jackson Lewis Nabs Ex-Connell Foley Labor Chair
• EEOC Told To Fork Over Names In Cintas Sex Bias Suit
• Nearly 1,500 Workers Blocked From Tyson Wage Action
• 6th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Leak Suit Against Rack Makers
• Cincinnati Workers Lose $55M Battle Against Anthem
• Morgan Lewis Snaps Up Dewey's London Labor Practice
• 'Modern Warfare' Developers Sue Activision For $36M
• US Open Luxury-Box Waiters Raise Racket Over Wages
• Wackenhut Wins Victory In Security Guard Doffing Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives Lojack Car Alarm Installers' OT Action
• 8 Lenox Retirees Win Remand Of Contract Spat
• PBGC Will Take Over Pensions At Toyota-GM Venture
• MetLife Sues Ex-Workers, Rival Over Poaching
• Becker May Get Recess Appointment To NLRB
• UN Immune From Sex Bias, Retaliation Suit: 2nd Circ.
• Utilities' Pay Records Are Proprietary Info: Fla. Court
• Judge Trims Pizza Hut Drivers' FLSA Suit
• Ex-WolfBlock Partner Sues Over Unpaid Severance
• Texas Judge, County Sued Over Sex Harassment
• Crowell & Moring, Ex-Worker Resolve Age Bias Suit
• Federal Insurance Programs Extended After Delay
• Amgen ERISA Case Doesn't Hit Proper Targets: Judge
• What All H-1B Employers Should Know
• Agriprocessors Exec's Acquittal Bid Gets Nixed
• Monster.com Ex-GC Gets Probation For Backdating
• Roberts Allows DC Gay Marriage Law To Take Effect
• Cardone HR Execs To Remain In FMLA Retaliation Suit
• 'Price Is Right' Model Sues CBS Over Pregnancy Bias
• Assistant Manager Seeks Cert. In Big Lots OT Case
• 3rd Circ. Remands Firemen Race Bias Suit Due To Ricci
• County Shielded From Retaliation Suit: Va. Court
• Cert. Bid Nixed In Jennifer Convertibles OT Suit
• US Remodelers Settles Wage Class Action For $1.8M
• Worker Wants Collective Cert. In Conoco FLSA Suit
• Green IP: Avoiding Mistakes Of Technologies Past
• Blackwater Instructors Seek Class Cert. In FLSA Suit
• Ex-CIA Lawyer's Religious Bias Claims Pared
• Senate Delays Threaten Federal Insurance Programs
• Sterling Misfires In Bid To Trim EEOC Sex Bias Suit
• Wal-Mart Settles Sex Bias Action for $11.7M
• 5th Circ. Upholds Toss Of Dollar General Sex Bias Suit
• Steve & Barry's Investors Try To Dodge WARN Suit
• Suit Over Chesapeake CEO's $75M Bonus Tossed
• Qui Tam Case Over USDA Contractor Billing Tossed
• Crowell & Moring Worker Can't Pull Age Bias Suit: Judge
• Goldman Rejects Shareholders' Compensation Demands
• Say-On-Pay Bill Unveiled In Senate
• Another ERISA Action Dismissal
• Technician Hits General Electric With OT Action
• Court Won't Certify Nationwide White Male Bias Action