Employment Archive » July, 2010

Employment - July, 2010

220 articles

• 'Late Night' Stage Manager Says Gender Got Him Axed
• Family Dollar Loses Bid To Nix Women's Pay Claims
• Verizon Bests Clerks' $15M Underpayment Suit
• Gaming Guru Garriott Wins $28M Over Firing
• BofA Can't Shake Examiner's Back Pay Suit
• Home Depot Settles Sex Harassment Suit In 11th Circ.
• 1st Circ. To Hear Fidelity SOX Retaliation Suit
• Class Action Over Allstate Firings Gets New Chance
• Ex-Galleon Marketing Exec Sues Over Lost Wages
• Airport Masseuses Hit XpresSpas With FLSA Suit
• Overhauling The Associate Recruiting System
• Lawmakers Want AIG, Others To Return Bonuses
• Sherrod Debacle Highlights Perils Of Hasty Firing
• Ariz. Seeks Expedited Appeal Of Immigration Ruling
• BofA Settles Pay Stub Class Action For $4.7M
• Pier 5 Hotel Hit With $34M Verdict Over Gas Leak
• House Bill Seeks FLSA Protections For Caregivers
• Temp Agency Settles EEOC's Race, Gender Bias Suit
• Marsh Trade Secrets Suit Against DeWitt Survives
• Insurance Agents Are Not Employees, 9th Circ. Rules
• How Far Will The High Court Go On 3rd-Party Reprisals?
• Rakoff To Ban Arbitration For Sterling Sex Bias Class
• Star DC Chef On Hook For FLSA Violations
• FLSA Suits Escape To The Hamptons
• Key Lessons For Attorneys To Take From Bratz Ruling
• Judge Blocks Key Elements Of Ariz. Immigration Law
• Cache, Chico's Secrets Spat Returns To State Court
• Sheppard Mullin Lures Wage-Hour Pro From Seyfarth
• Wis. AG Urges Narrow Read Of Public Record Ruling
• Terminix Faces EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit
• Pepper Hamilton Atty Can't Exit Sandhog Benefits Suit
• WaMu Settles ERISA Class Action For $20M
• 'ObamaCare' And The ABCs Of 'Grandfathered' Plans
• Classes Certified In Smith & Wollensky FLSA Tip Suit
• 3rd Circ. Backs Injunction Against Ex-Bimbo Exec
• US Steel Can't Stop Canada's Case Over Stelco Deal
• DC Circ. Hands NLRB Win In Dispute Over Bargaining
• Insurers Balk At Lien Waiver Request In 9/11 Deal
• Judge Won't Allow Split H&R Block FLSA Claims
• Prudential Targets Ex-Agent In Contract, Secrets Suit
• 3 Factors To Consider In Conceding Conditional Cert.
• Ledbetter Law Fails To Save Gas Co. Workers' Suit
• Dems Roll Out BP Oil Spill Response Packages
• High Tech And The Supreme Court
• Wells Fargo Settles Loan Consultants' OT Suit For $20M
• Humana Escapes Race Bias Class Action
• Pa., Not NY, Law Governs Sealy Injury Insurance Spat
• Littler Adds Nixon Peabody Int'l Employment Pro
• Union Slaps NHL Over Rejected Kovalchuk Contract
• Qui Tam Plaintiff's Claims Against Forest Labs Survive
• Buchanan Ingersoll Loses Round In Malpractice Case
• Restrictive Covenant Reform In Ga.?
• OSHA, CPSC Asked To Probe Chinese Grating
• Axis, Great American Rescind GeoStar D&O Policies
• McKool, Manatt Face Malpractice Suit From NFL Clients
• High Court's Latest Term A Mixed Bag For Employers
• MSHA Must Make New FOIA Mine Collapse Inquiry
• How To Gain An Edge When Bringing A Daubert Motion
• Wal-Mart Hit With Shift-Jamming Class Action
• EEOC Wins Bid For Names In Title VII Class Action
• Avon Faces Shareholder Suit Over FCPA Claims
• Sun Micro's $5M Settlement With Tech Writers OK'd
• Ex-Maxim CFO Hit With $2.2M Backdating Judgment
• Financial Reform 101: For Executives
• Ex-GM Worker, Husband Accused Of Stealing Data
• Unite Here Gets $17M Verdict Nixed In Defamation Suit
• Copyright Issues Threaten Chico's IP Suit Forum Bid
• Methane Surge Preceded W.Va. Mine Blast: Massey
• Fisher & Phillips Grabs Seyfarth Labor Law Atty
• $13M Malpractice Suit V. Lewis Brisbois Stays Alive
• Babbo, Batali Served With Class Action Over Tips
• DOL Releases Guidelines On Breaks For Breastfeeding
• NY Hospitals Lose Bid To Toss Nurses' Antitrust Claims
• Pa. High Court Reverses Police Officer Tobacco Ban
• Is Your Company Ready To Post Unionization Notices?
• Boehringer Hit With New OT Action Over Sales Reps
• Motorola Adds Huawei To Trade Secrets Dispute
• DOJ Won't File Charges Over US Attorney Firings
• Ex-Menard GC Can't Get Job Back After Bias Case
• Schulte Roth Can't Rep Veritas Founder, NY Court Says
• Wage-And-Hour Suit Against Time Warner Flatlines
• Bill To Boost Mine Safety Sent To House Floor
• Electronic Communications Policies Post Quon
• Qwest Loses Bid To Boot Technician OT Suit
• Kmart Settles Ex-Store Detective's FLSA Suit
• 7th Circ. Revives Nurse's Race Bias Suit
• Massey Officials Cop To Charges Over Fatal Mine Fire
• WARN Claims Sunk In SEIU's Hospital Layoff Spat
• Ford & Harrison Nabs 2 Saul Ewing Attorneys
• Alpharma Sales Reps Exempt From OT: Judge
• EpsteinBeckerGreen Nabs Sills Cummis Employment Pro
• RadioShack Failed To Pay OT Wages: Suit
• PBGC Objects To Penn Traffic Disclosure Statement
• OSHA Fines DuPont For Gas Leak Death
• Fla. Hospital System Hit With Meal Break Suit
• Whistleblower Provisions Of The Dodd-Frank Act
• Options Claims Rival Stole Secret Recruitment Data
• 10th Circ. Keeps Police Out Of Colleague's Bias Suit
• DC Circ. Allows ISO New England's Exec Pay Plan
• CBS Cuts Age Bias Claims From Reporters' Suit
• Special Master Quits In Prudential 'Staged' ADR Suit
• Sidley Scores 3 Labor Pros From Sheppard Mullin
• Anheuser-Busch InBev Bests ERISA Class Action
• Circuit Maker Trident Settles Backdating Case For $2M
• Ex-Miners Say Massey Violated WVa Wage Laws
• Calif. Appeals Court Strikes Union Picketing Law
• Denny's Loses Bid To Toss EEOC Disability Claims
• Philip Morris Faces Child Labor Investigation
• Heller Ehrman Settles Retirees' Claims For $4M
• Understanding 'In Loco Parentis' After DOL Clarification
• Wis. Workers' Private E-Mail Ruled Not Public Record
• Tech Info Group Wins $1.5M In Punitive Damages
• Arbitrator Can Order Docs From Nonparty: Iowa Court
• CORRECTED: 35 Plaintiffs Cut In Pittsburgh Hospital Pay Policy Suit
• Army Family Support Workers Sue Serco For Overtime
• Fighting Theft Of Company Data Through The CFAA
• $2.3M Dole Verdict Nixed Over Atty Fraud, Tampering
• OT Claims Against Terminix Sent To Arbitration
• IPO Document Warnings Might Not Shield MF Global
• Law Firm Shareholder Can't Sue For Sex Bias: 3rd Circ.
• FedEx To Pay Mass. $3M Over Driver Classification
• Employment Pro Returns To Littler From Greenberg
• NJ Court Cans Liberty Travel Malpractice Appeal
• Disabled Ex-Toyota Workers Lodge Bias Suit
• Costco Gets Minimum Wage, OT Claims Tossed
• 12 Guidelines For Law Firm Marketing Investments
• Novartis Reps Strike $175M Deal To End Sex Bias Case
• Court Won't Revive New Haven Firefighter Test Suit
• Ex-Lord & Taylor CEO Sues Macy's Over Health Plan
• NYC Comptroller CIO Sues Former Firm For $10M
• Impact Of NLRB Class Action Waiver Memo Unclear
• Halunen Law Firm Booted From Target FLSA Suit
• MicroAire, Arthrex Near Deal In Trade Secrets Suit
• O'Melveny Says MGA Owes $10M In Bratz Legal Fees
• A Shifting Theory Of Criminal Liability — Until Now
• Freight Firm Can't Dodge Calif. Labor Code, Court Says
• 10th Circ. Tosses Bias Suit Against Catholic Church
• 24 Hour Fitness Draws Suit Over Promotion Practices
• Reduction Of Atty Fees In Ex-Westar CEO Case OK'd
• Visteon Must Restore Retiree Benefits: 3rd Circ.
• GE Osmonics Pares Down OT, Rest Break Suit
• 8th Circ. OKs Searches Of Prison Workers' Cars
• SoCal Edison Settles FLSA Collective Action
• Court Balks At $4.2M Standard Parking Settlement
• The Push For Fair Employment In Northern Ireland
• Plaintiffs Attorneys Find FLSA Ally In DOL
• Ogletree Nabs Perkins Coie Vet For New Ore. Office
• Robert Half Settles OT Suit With Recruiters
• Pharmacy Benefit Manager Law Preempted: DC Circ.
• Julius Baer Thins ERISA Class Action Claims
• Implications Of SEC V. Jenkins
• Feds Say NYPD Cheats Reservists On Pensions
• 2nd Circ. Novartis Ruling Muddies Sales Rep OT Issue
• Recalled Ford Workers File Class Action Over Seniority
• Why Daubert Makes Sense At Class Cert. Under Title VII
• ADA Claims Rise In Q2 After Amendments To Law
• Panel Orders Merrill Lynch To Pay Former Exec $4M
• MSHA Defends WVa Mine Tour From Massey Criticism
• Teamsters Funds Fight US Concrete Ch. 11 Plan
• Calif. Court OKs Nordstrom's $9M Commissions Deal
• Lenscrafters, Managers Reach Deal In FLSA Action
• Teamsters Fund Loses Bid To Stay Philly Papers Plan
• Sleepy Solvay Worker Loses 10th Circ. Contract Spat
• Do You Really Want Grandfathered Health Plan Status?
• Costco, Store Managers Settle 8-Year OT Spat
• Ex-TierOne Employee Files ERISA Suit Against Execs
• 2nd Circ. Axes Pratt & Whitney Plans To Move Facilities
• 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Trial Slated To Open Tuesday
• Chase Says Ex-Adviser Stole Biz For Morgan Stanley
• Talecris Settles Jilted Job-Seeker FCRA Class Action
• DHL Contractor Ordered To Pay Up In Driver OT Case
• HP Fails To Nix Worker Suit Over Unpaid Commissions
• Executive Buyouts Rife With Legal Land Mines: Attys
• Texas Shielded From FMLA Self-Care Suit: Court
• $2.5M Settlement Ends Celestica Meal Break Suit
• Imperial Sugar Settles Safety Violation Spat For $6M
• Atty Hits Labaton Sucharow With OT Action
• Former Intern Sues State Farm For Overtime
• Obama Bypasses Congress To Install PBGC Chief
• 9th Circ. Nixes CAFA Sanction For DLA, Bradley Arant
• Robert Half Fights Order Keeping Lichten In OT Case
• 4th Circ. Sides With USPTO In Race, Sex Bias Case
• Ogletree Nabs Litigator From Buchanan Ingersoll
• High Court On How To Write Arbitration Agreements
• Female Partners Say Firm Bias To Blame For Pay Gap
• USPS Enveloped In DOL Worker Safety Probe
• Fisher Nabs Ex-Toyota Exec To Head New DC Office
• Former Cable Tech Hits Utili-Comm With Overtime Suit
• Obama Sues Ariz. Over Immigration Law
• 5th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Atty's Age Bias Claim
• Mass. Hospitals Pare Parallel Worker Class Actions
• Age Bias Claims Against Embarq Survive Bid To Nix
• Boutique Bank Loses Bid For Quick Win In FLSA Suit
• 2nd Circ. Finds Drug Reps Not Exempt From FLSA
• Are Your Independent Contractors Really Employees?
• Ex-Boeing Workers' Age Bias Class Action Dismissed
• Ex-WolfBlock Partner's Severance Suit Survives
• 10th Circ. Upholds Target Win In Age Bias Suit
• NY Passes 1st Domestic Worker Protection Law
• NLRB Seeks Remand Of 96 2-Member Decisions
• Pension Plans Want Philly Papers Plan Halted
• Micro-Star, MSI Want Out Of Richtek Circuit Case In ITC
• Insurers Deny Coverage Duty For Electrocuted Worker
• Attorneys Cast Doubt On New FMLA Reading
• The Power Of Procedure Under Anti-SLAPP Laws
• Bernstein, Others Get $9M In Fees In Comverse Action
• 2nd Circ. Revives Firefighter Hopefuls' Race Bias Suit
• Wal-Mart Medical Treatment Class Action Proceeds
• US Charges Massey Unit With Safety Violations
• Drug Giants Face Congressional FCA Inquiry
• Chico's Claims Cache Swiped Design Secrets
• Lichten Can Rep Workers In Robert Half OT Suit: Judge
• Lucasfilm Hit With $114K Verdict Over Pregnancy Bias
• Maintenance Workers Hit Air Serv With OT Action
• FINRA Privacy Order For Oppenheimer Fight Nixed
• Bimbo Bakeries Pounded By Driver Class Action
• Neff Wins $175M DIP Loan Despite Creditor Objections
• Miller To Seek 7-Year Ban On BP Offshore Leases
• The Ohio High Court's Key Decision On Pregnancy Bias
• Cargill Line Workers Win Cert. In Don, Doff Case