Employment Archive » August, 2010

Employment - August, 2010

215 articles

• 6th Circ. Revives Part Of Kellogg Don, Doff Suit
• JBS Managers Threw Meat, Bones At Muslims: EEOC
• Ex-Pfizer Worker Loses Bid To Revive ERISA Dispute
• 8th Circ. Revives CEVA Logistics Race Bias Suit
• Epson Tries To Keep Secret Report Out Of Printer Suit
• Peabody Unit Hit With Fine For Mine Safety Violations
• ClearOne Wins Fee Fight With Ex-CEO In 10th Circ.
• Cintas Drug Testing Suit Can Head Back To State Court
• American Airlines Wins Summary Bid In Pilot Union Spat
• Taking The Offensive To Protect Trade Secrets
• Workers At NYC's Alto Dish Out Wage Action
• Basin Electric Fined Over Radiation Exposure
• IBM Wins Commission Dustup With Employee
• Striking Coke Workers Fight To Keep Medical Benefits
• Ford, ERISA Plaintiffs Strike Class Action Deal
• McDermott Malpractice Suit Over Tender Offer Survives
• Stantec Designer Loses 2nd Class Bid In OT Suit
• Avandia Probes Lead To ERISA Class Suit Against GSK
• Can You Google Or Facebook Potential Jury Members?
• DOL Streamlines ERISA Exemption Filings
• Toppan Wants Chubb Unit To Cover Suit Over Layoffs
• 11th Circ. Nixes Callaway Accountants' FLSA Suit
• 9th Circ. Reopens Deaf Worker's Suit Against UPS
• Kroger Has To Arbitrate Union Grievances: 6th Circ.
• 8th Circ. Orders New Trial In FedEx FMLA Case
• The Legal Market In Transition
• Ex-Worker Hits Md. Hospital With ADA Class Action
• BofA Needn't Arbitrate Client Poaching Case: 8th Circ.
• Judge Plucks Cert. From Farmers Pride Wage Action
• US, St. Jude In Talks To End Qui Tam Kickback Suit
• Butterball Defense Stands In FLSA Don, Doff Action
• Cemex Wage-And-Hour Class Drops FLSA Claims
• Ex-Wachovia Employee Files $12M Suit Over 'Bias Firing'
• Report Slams Xcel Over Fatal Hydro Plant Accident
• Accountants Not Liable In DeNiro Restaurant Suit: Court
• Diebold Settles ERISA Claims For $4.5M
• What To Do When Employees Melt Down
• Union Hits Pryor Cashman With $42M Malpractice Suit
• Wal-Mart Wants High Court To Settle Class Cert. Split
• Hooters Can't Escape Ex-Servers' Weight Bias Suits
• 3 Firms To Split $1.2M Fee Award In AT&T Labor Suit
• Calif. Passes Tougher Minimum Wage Law Package
• Former Fujitsu President Files $4.5M Suit Over Ouster
• Class Decertified In Correctional Workers' FLSA Case
• NY Court Asked To Weigh In On Anti-Poaching Rule
• MSHA Raids Spark Mine Shutdowns In Tenn., W.Va., Ky.
• Religious Charities Exempt From Title VII: 9th Circ.
• DOT Wants $1M Fine Against Marathon For Fatal Blast
• Mediating Employment Law Claims
• Merrill, BofA Settle Derivatives Specialists' OT Suits
• SanDisk Hit With Sanctions In Earnout Suit
• Calif. Court Grounds Alaska Air Whistleblower's Suit
• AstraZeneca UK Workers To Strike Over Pensions
• PBGC Wins Suit To End Rouge Steel Pension Plans
• Sheppard Mullin Nabs Mintz Levin Labor Partner
• Kraft Race Bias Suit Moves Past 1st Phase
• States, Municipalities Get Tough On 'Wage Theft'
• Serco Army Recruiters Settle OT Suit
• Express Mart FLSA Claims Don't Check Out: Judge
• 21 Club Fails To Get Gratuity, OT Suit Tossed
• Staffing Co. Settles EEOC Race Bias Suit
• Citing Skilling, Prosecutors Drop Westar Case
• MSHA Tries New Strategy To Reduce Appeal Logjam
• NJ Court Affirms $9M Asbestos Award Against Exxon
• Albuquerque Call Center Workers Lose Class Bid
• TV Installer Accuses Beazley Insurance Of Bad Faith
• Proxy Advisory Firms' Beefed-Up Role In Exec Pay
• 11th Circ. Boosts BoNY In Noncompete Spat
• Sonnenschein Seeks High Court Look At Contract Spat
• Ex-Thornburg Execs Win Access To D&O Benefits
• DOE Charges Hanford $1.7M After Worker Fall
• Visteon's Impact On Debtors' Ability To Cancel Benefits
• Library Of Congress Settles Suit Over Ex-Law Chief
• E&Y, Blue Coat Execs Settle Backdating Suits For $4M
• Kroger Faces Overtime Action From Ex-Managers
• Unions Seek Rule 2004 Probe Of Sun-Times Buyer
• Paychex Gets Bifurcated Trial In Premier FLSA Suit
• Ex-Mayer Brown Associate Files 2nd Race Bias Suit
• Ballard Spahr FMLA Suit Headed To Trial Next Year
• 9th Circ. Remands Mercury Backdating $29M Fee Award
• Case Study: Coral Construction V. San Francisco
• Deferred Atty Accuses Howard Rice Of Race, Sex Bias
• Ind. Court Nixes Law Firm Malpractice Ruling
• 11th Circ. Lets Insurer Off Hook In Bad Faith Action
• Farmland Workers' Safety Gear Not 'Clothing': Judge
• Ex-Lyondell Workers Seek OK To Sue Over Bonuses
• The Calif. Union Trespass Problem Just Got Easier
• Harrah's State Law Action Preempted By FLSA: Judge
• Hagens Berman Sets Up New K Street Digs
• Enbridge Fined $2.4M Over Deadly Pipeline Accident
• Calif. Groceries Must Face Price-Sharing Suit: 9th Circ.
• Air Force Agrees To Hold Officer's DADT Discharge
• Court Tells Visteon To Pay Retiree Benefits
• Former Wells Fargo VP Faces Trade Secrets Suit
• Littler Picks Up Morgan Lewis Managing Partner
• 3rd Circ. Revives Amtrak Sex Bias Suit
• MSHA To 'Beef Up' Ventilation Enforcement Effort
• Calif. School District Must Hand Over Payroll Info
• DC Circ. Won't Revive Age Bias Suit Against FDIC
• Whirlpool Can't Shake Race Bias Suit
• Favorable Arbitration Developments For Employers
• MGA Says Mattel Stole Trade Secrets In Bratz Spat
• U. Of Phoenix Counselors' OT Claims Moved To Pa.
• No Calif. Same-Sex Marriage During Appeal: 9th Circ.
• Apple Sues Indicted Manager Over Trade Secret Breach
• 9th Circ. Upholds Arbitration Win For Tortilla Maker
• How To Make Disparate Impact Analyses Work For Cos.
• United Natural Secrets Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Jack In The Box Hit With Minimum Wage, OT Suit
• Ogletree Deakins Adds Employment Shareholder
• McDonald's Workers Lose Class Cert. Bid In Wage Suit
• DirecTV Fails To Strike Class Claims In FLSA Suit
• 2nd Circ. Revives Sex Bias Case Against Verizon
• Enterprise Holdings Off Hook In FLSA MDL
• Former Nucor Sales Rep Stole Secrets, Suit Claims
• DirectSat, Unitek Workers Seek Sanctions In OT Suit
• Constellation Escapes ERISA Action Over Stock Drop
• Preserving Value Through Mediation
• Arguments Against Fixed Fees, And Why They're Myths
• KeyCorp ERISA Stock-Drop Class Action Nixed
• Family Dollar Wage Class Suit Stays In Federal Court
• Employees Say AT&T Unit Won't Pay For Union Duties
• Combined Insurance Strikes $6M Deal In Wage Suit
• Waddell & Reed FLSA Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Ex-St. Jude Exec Can't Work At Medtronic Until Nov.
• HP Execs Hit With Derivative Suit Over CEO Departure
• PBGC Assumes Chicago Sun-Times Pension Liabilities
• Officer Sues To Block 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Discharge
• Calif. Gay Marriage Ban Officially Lifted
• Beazer, Employees Strike $5.5M Deal In ERISA Suit
• 6th Circ. Reverses Union Victory Against AK Steel
• BP Agrees To $50M OSHA Fine Over Texas City Blast
• 1st Circ. Vacates Award In Hotel Plan's ERISA Suit
• 2nd Circ. Finds For Garment Workers In FLSA Suit
• Case Study: In Re Visteon Corp.
• Mayer Hoffman Hangs On To $1.4M Noncompete Win
• PepsiCo Secures Partial Win In ERISA Class Action
• Coty Says Ex-Execs Violated Noncompete Covenants
• CBS Faces Another 'Price Is Right' Pregnancy Bias Suit
• Up To 8K Huhtamaki Workers Win Cert. In FLSA Suit
• Morgan Stanley Can't Recover Ex-Brokers' Bonus Loans
• NAACP Bias Suit Against Johnson Controls Tossed
• Applying ADA To Public Accommodation Websites
• 1st Circ. Won't Revisit Lockheed Race Bias Case
• Littler Nabs Ford & Harrison Union-Avoidance Pro
• SF Wins Fight Over Local Health Care Rules
• Tip-Pooling Cases Down, Not Out After Calif. Ruling
• AmEx Unit Gets Damages Claim Nixed In Benefits Suit
• 7th Circ. Says Verizon Can Fix $1B Error In Benefit Plan
• Zell Won't Have To Disgorge Funds In ERISA Suit
• I2 Sues Palantir Over Alleged Trade Secrets Theft
• EEOC's Race Bias Suit Survives Propak's Dismissal Bid
• IPOs As Exit Strategy For Private Equity Funds
• Best Medical Sues Ex-Workers, Accuray Over Patent
• Calif. High Court Nixes Tip-Pooling Suit
• Jackson Lewis, Winokur To Pay Up For Late Appeal
• Feds Intervene In St. Jude Kickback Suit
• Viacom Sues Ex-CIO Over Jump To Conde Nast
• Black Brokers Denied Cert. In Merrill Lynch Bias Suit
• Unilever Faces FLSA Collective Action At Mo. Factory
• WaMu Settles ERISA Claims In MDL For $49M
• Wachovia Wins Toss Of ERISA Class Action
• Novo Wins Sex Harassment Suit Before 11th Circ.
• American Airlines Gets $1M Retaliation Verdict Nixed
• Don, Doff Claims Chucked From LA Police OT Spat
• To Avoid Wage-Hour Risks, Use Ounce Of Prevention
• Seyfarth Shaw Adds 2 Labor Partners In NY, SF
• HP CEO Quits After Sex Harassment Probe
• Dick's Wins Bid To Bar State Law Class In FLSA Suit
• CVS Assistant Managers Win Class Status In OT Case
• Ex-Bristol-Myers Employee's Title VII Suit Revived
• Vt. State Workers' OT Action Survives Dismissal Bid
• When You And Your Contingency Fee Client Disagree
• Jailed Agriprocessor Ex-CEO Seeks New Trial
• EEOC Warned Census Bureau About Race Bias: Suit
• $15M Deal Forged In General Dynamics ERISA Suit
• OSHA Sets $16M Fine For Fatal Gas Plant Explosion
• Mortgage Underwriters Hit Flagstar With OT Suit
• Funds Win Class Cert In JPMorgan ERISA Suit
• Ex-Google Worker Wins Day In Court In Age Bias Fight
• Pa. High Court To Tackle Prevailing Wage Law Case
• Sanofi's $24.2M Sex Bias Settlement Approved
• FDNY Barred From Hiring In Light Of Unfair Test
• Berkshire Unit Whistleblower Can't Depose Buffett
• Tiny Particles, Big Coverage Issues?
• Atty Labeled 'Sexual Predator' Wins $1.25M Verdict
• Suit Claims FedEx Is Retaliating Against Mass. Drivers
• Chicago Teachers Union Sues To Halt Mass Layoffs
• Jackson Lewis Adds Immigration Pro To DC Team
• Calif. Gay Marriage Ban Overturned
• Pension Class Hits Marshall & Ilsley With ERISA Suit
• Obama Highlights Trade, EFCA In AFL-CIO Speech
• Ogletree Deakins Grabs Lane Powell Labor Expert
• BP Hit With $10B Suit Over Texas Refinery Emissions
• New Trial Ordered In $4M Wyeth Retaliation Suit
• Implications Of The Rent-A-Center Decision
• Mass. Lawmakers OK Workers' Comp Insurance Bill
• Mattel Can Proceed With Most MGA Counterclaims
• Caterpillar Settles ERISA Class Action For $16.5M
• 4th Circ. Tosses RICO Suit Over US Airways Merger
• 9th Circ. Says NLRB Decides Representation Disputes
• Olan Mills To Pay $3M To End Photographer Wage Suit
• Ford Eyes Settlement In Consolidated ERISA Cases
• Employer, Beware: Outside Sales Reps May Require OT
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Prison Co.'s Muslim Head Scarf Ban
• Calif. High Court Upholds Affirmative Action Ban
• Petland Franchise, Insurance Cases Put To Rest
• 7th Circ. Upholds $2.2M FLSA Judgment Against Kraft
• Guatemala Labor Practices Violate Trade Deal: USTR
• Ford & Harrison Lands Former Northwest Airlines Atty
• More Eateries On Menu In Batali Tip Class Action
• What's Causing The Rise In Pregnancy Bias Claims
• 7th Circ. Affirms Monsanto Win In Pension Class Action
• Verizon Fails To Squash Cable Installers' OT Claims
• Maine Pay Law Biased Against Older Workers: Suit