Employment Archive » April, 2010

Employment - April, 2010

223 articles

• DOL Unveils New Strategy For Preventing Violations
• 5th Circ. Won't Deliver On UPS Drivers' Job Loss Appeal
• How To Take Employment Depositions The Right Way
• Massey Offers Victims' Families $3M Each
• Mo. Workers Target Smithfield In Don, Doff Suit
• Deal In ComVest WARN Act Suit Gets Green Light
• Deli OT Case Settlement Rejected Over Confidentiality
• Massey Probe Heats Up Amid Calls For Safety Reform
• Per Ricci, 2nd Circ. OKs Police Challenge To Race Order
• Law Firms Prepare For Wave Of Health Care Work
• NYC Faces Sanctions Over Docs In Firefighter Test Suit
• Ga. Ex-Cop Seeks Collective Cert. In OT Case
• Powerful, Persuasive PowerPoint Presentations
• Dem Immigration Plan Includes New Hiring Guidelines
• $1.5M Deal In Lockheed Meal Break Class Action OK'd
• Exec Sues Nummi For $1.7M In Unpaid Pension Funds
• Waddell & Reed Advisers Hit Company With FLSA Suit
• Unisys, Fidelity Off Hook In ERISA Class Action
• 6th Circ. Sets Guidelines For Waiving Right To Sue
• What's Wrong With Stock Option Backdating?
• Class Certified In Kelly Services Interview Pay Suit
• Hard Rock Cafe Rocked By FLSA Action Over Tips
• New Claims Barred From FedEx Driver Wage Suit
• Lawyers Spar Over Bear Stearns Stockholder Suit
• Game Developers Sue Activision For $125M
• Penske Installers Win Cert. Bid In Meal Break Action
• Volvo Appeals Bar On Changing Retiree Benefits
• OSHA's Worker Safety Crackdown Takes Shape
• Debt Collectors File Collective Action To Collect OT Pay
• Navigating The Rocky Shoals Of Rule 1017
• Grassley Asks SEC Why Porn Surfers Weren't Axed
• Wal-Mart Ruling Could Wreak Havoc On Employers
• BofA Workers File Broad Race Bias Action
• Epiq Directors Settle Derivative Suit Over Backdating
• High Court Nixes Class Arbitration In Stolt-Nielsen Case
• Senate Panel Lambastes Mine Safety Missteps
• Cintas Can Depose Sex Bias Plaintiffs Again: Judge
• Wells Fargo Strikes $6.6M Deal To End OT Class Action
• NY Chicken Chain Slammed With Wage-And-Hour Suit
• Kenyon & Kenyon, Ex-Partner End Pension Fund Fight
• How Stengart Changes Employees' E-Mail Privacy
• High Court Weighs Attorneys' Fees In ERISA Actions
• Novartis Manager Withheld Info About Employee's Rape
• Justices Weigh Arbitrator Role In Unconscionability Test
• Arbitration Awards Not Always Final: Calif. High Court
• Market Timing Claims Settled For Over $300M
• State Street Tries To Squash FW Webb Subprime Suit
• Wal-Mart Sex Bias Class Action Gets 9th Circ.'s OK
• Accenture Hit With Age Bias Class Action
• Abbott, Hospira Off Hook In ERISA Class Action
• Ritz-Carlton OK'd Discriminatory Guest Request: Suit
• Ricci Trumps Injunction In NAACP Fire Dept. Bias Suit
• Judge Tosses Citi Brokers' Suit Over Bonus Loans
• H-1B: Solutions For Short- And Long-Term Needs
• Jury Finds Maxim CFO Liable In SEC Backdating Case
• Class Cert. Stripped In Fla. Doctor Bonuses Suit
• Staffers' Porn Habits Could Put SEC On Hook: Attys
• Epstein 'Punished' Atty By Withholding Capital: Suit
• Unions Want Legislation Beyond New OSHA Program
• Atty's Termination Suit Against Philadelphia Trimmed
• Waitress Sues California Pizza Kitchen Over Tip-Pooling
• Biamp Appeals $1M In Fees In ClearOne Secrets Suit
• Ohio Sales Associates Hit Dillard's With OT Action
• Brown Seeks Crackdown On Worker Misclassification
• Pay When Paid Clauses: Sword And Shield
• Frontier Barred From Ignoring Teamsters Contract
• Ex-SocGen Trader To Remain In Jail In Code Theft Case
• Ex-Whistleblower Counsel Faces Contempt Charge
• Wal-Mart Medical Treatment Action Stayed For Appeal
• Winston & Strawn Nabs Hunton Employment Lawyer
• Conn. Boosts Employee Misclassification Fines
• Shell Union Spat Must Remain In Federal Court: 9th Circ.
• AK Steel Takes Aim At Ex-Workers Who Joined Rival
• Chemtura Retirees Win Surpise Reprieve
• NY Sprint Nextel Workers Sue For Overtime Wages
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Toss Of ERISA Suit Against Con Ed
• The DOL Reversal On Mortgage Loan Officers
• Ex-KB Home CEO Convicted In Backdating Case
• High Court Boosts Plan Administrators' ERISA Sway
• Company Electronic Systems: What's Private?
• Women Attys Face $2M Lifetime Pay Disparity: Study
• Ethics Panel To Probe Massa Sex Harassment Claims
• 14 Firms Didn't Promote Any Women To Partner In '09
• Insurer Fails To Flee Vozzcom FLSA Coverage Suit
• Ex-Maxim CFO Blames Top Exec In SEC Options Suit
• Lincoln National Can't Shake ERISA Suit
• Shell Worker Meal Break Suit Weathers Dismissal Bid
• Former Gucci Counsel Defends Self In Trademark Suit
• Harrah's Faces OT Suit By Nevada Casino Workers
• BP Settles Meal Break Suit With Calif. Drivers
• From Guiding To Enforcing: DOL Drops Opinion Letters
• Class Cert. Granted In Mortgage Source FLSA Suit
• Class Cert. Denied Again In DOJ Hiring Bias Case
• Ameriprise Race Discrimination Suit Trimmed
• High Court Hears Police Texting Privacy Case
• DC Circ. Supports DOL's Amended OSHA Rules
• Societe Generale Ex-Trader Charged With Code Theft
• Staples Settles Shareholder Backdating Claims
• High Court Remands Class Action, Citing Shady Grove
• Class Cert. Granted In AT&T Mich. OT Suit
• JPML Consolidates BofA OT Suits In Kan.
• Supreme Court To Hear 'Cat's Paw' Case
• Retailers Beware: Statements May Not Be Protected
• Justices Weigh Effect of Becker, Pearce In NLRB Case
• ERISA Litigation On Rise Amid Recession Fallout
• Bias Suits Rise, Spurred In Part By Stronger ADA
• Fremont Stock-Drop Class Action Gets Go-Ahead
• Blockbuster Worker Wins Round In Chair Class Action
• Another Ill. Restaurant Faces Tip Credit Suit
• Cravath, Paul Weiss Fees Cut In Port Authority Bias Suit
• FLSA Suit Against Allstate Merchant Services Nixed
• Congress Reauthorizes Unemployment, Flood Benefits
• Aldo, Store Managers Get Approval For OT Settlement
• Top Employment Law Rulings From The 1st Quarter
• The Subordination Of ERISA Claims In Bankruptcy
• Ore. High Court OKs Firing Medical Marijuana User
• USPS Workers Win Conditional Cert. In Age Bias Case
• MetLife Settles ERISA Payment Probe For $13.5M
• NASA Lab Worker Alleges Bias Over Intelligent Design
• $2.4M Award For Ex-Credit Agricole Analyst Trimmed
• Lend America Loan Officers Win Wage Suit Class Bid
• Avnet's $34M Deal To End Benefits Spat Approved
• DOJ Forced To Refute Obama In 'Don't Ask' Case
• Congress, White House Plan Mine Safety Crackdown
• 9th Circ. Affirms RadioShack Class Cert. In Wages Case
• The Language Interpretation Industry's Real Dangers
• Del. Apprentice Wage Law Ruled Unconstitutional
• 11th Circ. Revives Fla. Firefighters' Race Bias Suit
• Plaintiffs Try To Revive Butterball Don, Doff Case
• DOL Misreported Massey Mine Safety Violations: Solis
• Utilicraft Founder Sues Freight Feeder Over Asset Sale
• Claims Pared In Motorola's Trade Secrets Suit V. Lemko
• Cargill Hit With Another Don, Doff Class Action
• Home Care Workers Sue NYC Agency For OT Wages
• No-Opt-Out Class Nixed In Wells Fargo ERISA Suit
• Side Effects Can Be Impairment Under ADA: 3rd Circ.
• Show Me The Victims
• SEC Appeals Toss Of ESSI Exec Backdating Suit
• Harassment Claims By Men Spur Training Overhaul
• Minn. Corrections' Retirement Incentives Ruled Illegal
• Census Bureau Faces Suit Over Race Bias In Hiring
• Title VII Suit Over Merrill Retention Bonuses Trimmed
• Workers Say ITT Violated Kuwait Employment Contracts
• Minn. Hilton Settles Retaliation Suit Related To 'Orgy'
• Counselors Hit University Of Phoenix With OT Action
• Deal Gets OK In Delta Financial FLSA Class Actions
• Developing Effective Web 2.0 Policies
• Rockefeller Leads New Senate Push On Mine Safety
• Laidlaw Sues Rival Over Poached Workers, Clients
• Activision Countersues 'Modern Warfare' Studio Heads
• Ex-Holland & Knight Partner Faces Sanction In Bias Suit
• Mohawk, Zurich Strike $18M Deal In Worker RICO Suit
• DOJ Probes Tech Giants Over Hiring Practices
• NY, Ill. Classes Certified For Aon Overtime Suit
• Health Care Reform And 'Grandfathered Plans'
• Kelley Drye May Set Trend In Ending Retirement Policy
• Claims Tossed In Guardsmark Pay Structure Dispute
• PwC Let Off Hook In BofA ERISA Suit
• Williams Connolly Race Bias Plaintiff Told To Show Up
• Gonzalez Saggio Opens NJ Office With 5 New Hires
• Nationwide Suffers Setback In Investigator OT Suit
• ERISA Helps Smith Barney Partly Escape Duty Claim
• Bid To Centralize PPG Overtime Suits Nixed
• White House Seeks Answers On Massey Mine Blast
• Pittsburgh Hyatts Settle Housekeeping OT Class Action
• Another Weapon In The Midsize Firm Arsenal
• Novartis Ignored Consultant's Sex Bias Findings: Atty
• Ex-Exec Hits Warren Buffett With Retaliatory Firing Suit
• Texas Court Sued Over LexisNexis E-Filing Policy
• Holland & Knight Attys Start Fla. Employment Boutique
• Ag-Mart Settles Migrant Worker Class Suits For $1.3M
• Wash. Firm To Face Trial Over Ex-Partner's Contract
• Suit Calls Accenture Background Checks Race-Biased
• Merrill Settles Trade Secrets Spat With 2 Advisers
• UPS On-Road Manager Launches OT Collective Action
• IT Worker Hits Wash. Blue Cross With OT Suit
• Whistleblower Protections Under Health Care Bill
• Ex-DOL Official Admits Concealing Lobbyists' Gifts
• Berrien To Play Forceful Role As EEOC Head: Experts
• United Auto Gets OT Collective Action Decertified
• Avoiding Retaliation Claims In 4 Easy Steps
• Class Of Managers Decertified In FedEx OT Suit
• Novartis Sex Bias Class Action Goes To Trial In NY
• Wells Fargo ERISA Suit Scores Class Certification
• Assistant AGs Hit NM With Equal Pay Suit
• Ex-Booz Allen Execs Fail In Bid For $60M From Sale
• Fujitsu Ex-Prez Threatens To Sue Over Lost $53M Deal
• 500 Legal Sector Jobs Shed In March: BLS
• Congress, Regulators To Probe Massey Mine Explosion
• A Second Look At FCPA And SOX
• Ex-Desperate Housewife Files $20M Suit Over Firing
• Plaintiffs Pared In Denver Police Race, Sex Bias Suit
• Williams Mullen Resolves Cucumber Harassment Suit
• Ace Seeks Zurich Funds For $4M Payout To Worker
• Hertz V. Friend's Effect On Wage-Hour Litigation?
• Ex-Loan Officers Slam Money Source With OT Claims
• Kelley Drye Slams Partner In EEOC Age Bias Suit
• Aramark To Settle Wage-And-Hour Suit For $3.9M
• 11th Circ. Affirms Dual Assignment Rule In OT Suit
• Highland Tank Trade Secrets Suit V. Rival Lives On
• Boar's Head Slices State Law Claims In Don, Doff Suit
• Boehringer Ingelheim Hit With Don, Doff Suit
• Pilgrim's Pride Strikes $10M Deal In FLSA Suit
• USAA Doesn't Owe Chevron Lawyer Indemnity: 5th Circ.
• Ledbetter Saves Professor's Race, Origin Bias Claim
• House Republicans Pressure GM On Delphi Pensions
• Thomas Weisel Exec Liable For Paribas Raid: Judge
• RBC Brokers Win Conditional Cert. On FLSA Claims
• Rite Aid Loses Summary Judgment Bid In OT Suit
• LA Loses Bid To Put Out Firefighter Trainees' FLSA Suit
• Employer-Owned Life Insurance: What To Watch For
• Fidelity Whistleblower Suits Get Green Light
• Visteon Retirees' Appeal For Benefits Falls Flat
• JPMorgan Wins Judgment In ERISA Class Action
• The Quickest Route To Defeating FLSA Class Cert.
• Rising Star: Winston & Strawn's Amanda Sommerfeld
• Rising Star: Covington & Burling's Seth Safra
• Aerotek Recruiter Ruled Exempt From FLSA
• Atty's Termination Suit Loses ERISA Claim
• EDS Loses Judgment Bid In OT Class Action
• Ex-Locke Lord Partner Sues Over Capital Loan
• Alternative Fee And Billing Arrangements: A Primer
• Ogletree Deakins Continues Expansion In Minneapolis