Employment Archive » November, 2010

Employment - November, 2010

214 articles

• Quest, Lab Techs Settle FLSA Suit For $2M
• 9th Circ. Backs Nordstrom In Whistleblower Lawsuit
• Justices Wrangle With Standard In Cigna Pension Case
• Novartis Wins OK On $175M Deal To End Bias Action
• Injured Worker Petitions High Court On FMLA Notices
• Wells Fargo Overtime Suit Remanded Again
• Disabled Ex-Player Sues NFL Pension Plan
• Workers Win Initial Cert. In Suit Against Tech Insurer
• Lifting Code Not A Crime, Ex-Goldman Programmer Says
• 3 Wage-And-Hour Targets For Collective Action
• CDG Ordered To Pay $7.4M In EEOC Sex Bias Suit
• High Court To Hear Railroad Proximate Causation Case
• Ex-EMC Exec Wants Court Approval To Join Rival
• Andrews Kurth, Lufkin Fail To Nix Oil Well IP Suit
• Granite Rock's State Law Case Against Teamsters Axed
• Moody's Wins Toss Of Whistleblower Termination Suit
• 9th Circ. Lets Progressive Move OT Suit To Fed. Court
• Good News For Experts (And Attorneys Who Use Them)
• Fifth Third Beats ERISA Stock Drop Class Action
• DOJ Fights Win For Lesbian Nurse In DADT Case
• 10 Tips For Avoiding GINA Violations
• Travel Agency Pays $3M To Settle FLSA Class Actions
• AT&T, Pacbell Workers Win Cert. In FLSA Action
• School Sued Over Use Of Credit Checks In Hiring
• Zynga, Disney Unit Settle Web Game Trade Secrets Suit
• NJ Supreme Court Revives Wage Suit Against Seton Hall
• FDA Crime Head To Depart Amid Misconduct Claims
• AK Steel Settles Class Action Over Pension Payments
• 9th Circ. Reverses Ruling In NLRB Misconduct Case
• Ex-Comverse CEO To Pay $53M To End SEC, DOJ Suits
• Attorneys Brace For Surge In Sex Bias Class Actions
• Wyeth Appeals Retaliation Trial Order To High Court
• Bill Would Keep State Funds Out Of Organizers' Hands
• Oil Well Patent Suit Against Andrews Kurth Trimmed
• Breakdown Of $888M Payout Fair, Northwest Union Says
• The Content Marketing Revolution
• Senate Commerce Chief Decries Mini-Med Exemption
• Pond Gets Claim Trimmed From SEC Fraud Suit
• LA Hotel To Pay $1.3M To Settle NLRB Suit
• MSHA Targets 13 Mines Over Repeat Safety Violations
• Coke Wins Dismissal Of Suit Over Guatemalan Violence
• Bracing For Cigna V. Amara
• Engineer Seeks To Revive $96M Northrop FCA Suit
• Dollar Tree Denied Quick Win In FLSA Class Actions
• Live Nation Sues Ex-Chair Over Noncompete Payout
• 9th Circ. Nixes Ex-Cop's FLSA Training-Payback Action
• Log Cabin Republicans Want DADT Appeal Sped Up
• 9/11 Rescue Workers' $713M Deal Clears Last Hurdle
• Paycheck Fairness Down, But Not Totally Out
• Union Petitions High Court To Rule On Arbitrability
• Sun Life Fails To Escape ERISA Death Benefits Suit
• IBM Worker Brings Military Rights Suit To High Court
• Class Attys Score $38M Fee In Novartis Sex Bias Suit
• Ex-Societe Generale Trader Convicted In Secrets Case
• GE Escapes FLSA Class Action From Technicians
• Class Settles FLSA Action Against AT&T Mich. Unit
• The 21st-Century Law Firm
• NLRB Facebook Case To Test Labor Law In Digital Age
• Congress Sends Federal Telework Bill To Obama
• Dollar General Triumphs In Manager's FLSA Suit
• 2nd Circ. Says Arbitration Allowed In Reuters-Guild Suit
• EEOC's GINA Rule Leaves Gray Areas
• Ex-SocGen Trader Argues Against IP Theft Conviction
• ERISA Class Sues Mutual Of Omaha Over Death Benefits
• Calif. Nurses Lose Wage Class Action Appeal
• Bristol-Myers Sales Rep Sues For Overtime Pay
• 'Private' No More On Social Networking Sites
• Smith & Nephew Loses 2nd Bid To Kill FCA Dispute
• ING ERISA Appeal Targets Employer Stock Requirement
• Time Frame Trimmed In Wal-Mart OT Class Action
• Enterprise Rent-A-Car Unit Slapped With FLSA Action
• Reid Vows Vote On DADT Ban In Defense Bill This Year
• Advanta Creditors To Depose Execs On $52M Claim
• Calif. Exxon Workers Reach Settlement In OT Suit
• Simpson Thacher Can't Shake Hong Kong Exec's Suit
• 2nd Circ. Remands State Claims In Pfizer Firing Suit
• Ex-Ford Worker Pleads Guilty To Trade Secrets Theft
• Victoria's Secret FLSA Action Wins Initial Cert.
• Ex-SiRF Worker Arrested For Alleged Code-Stealing
• 10 Reminders Regarding Military Leave Issues
• DOL Objects To Tribune Plans' ERISA Provisions
• 2nd Circ. Backs Injunction In NYPD Sergeants' OT Suit
• 9th Circ. Denies Calif. Newspaper Class Cert. Appeal
• Senate GOP Blocks Vote On Paycheck Fairness Act
• Ernst & Young Escapes OT Class Action In New York
• Cuomo Eyes Quadrangle For Rattner's Financial Data
• BofA Ends Bias Fight Over Merrill Retention Bonuses
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Investing Co.'s Bid For Fraud Coverage
• Settlement Talks Break Down In Tyson Don, Doff MDL
• 2nd Circ. Lets Retaliation Suit Against Judge Proceed
• Garbage Workers Get $2M In ERISA Class Settlement
• FedEx Handlers Again Allowed To Amend FLSA Suit
• High Court Asked To Clarify Use Of 'Me Too' Evidence
• Union Fights 6th Circ. Anheuser Arbitration Ruling
• HHS Eases Restrictions On Grandfathered Plans
• What's That Sound? OSHA's New Noise Standards
• Healthfirst Hands Over $7.7M In Marketing Rep OT Suit
• Landfill Workers To Get $24M For WTC Debris Injuries
• BP Settles Suit Over Pension Plan Interest Rates
• Gender Claims Cut From SEIU Discrimination Suit
• Should Employers Lose Sleep Over Bedbugs?
• Whistleblower Accuses Boeing Of Retaliatory Layoff
• Calif. Appeals Court Revives Cashier's Seating Action
• SG To Participate In Cigna High Court Pension Fight
• Lunch Meat Workers Hit Kraft With New Don, Doff Suit
• Acting SG To Join Argument In High Court Firing Case
• Madoff Trustee Seeks $70M From Ex-Employees
• NC Woman Hits Foot Locker With Suit Over Pay
• Exxon Workers' Testimony Upheld In Race Bias Suit
• Barclays To Offer Same-Sex Partner Tax Offset
• DOJ Settles With NJ County In Anti-Muslim Bias Suit
• Maytag ERISA Suit Against Unions Moves Toward Trial
• DOJ Deal Leaves 'No-Cold Call' Pacts Down, Not Out
• Scholastic Book Clubs Hit With OT Collective Suit
• Supreme Court Upholds Stay On DADT Ban
• Judge Boots GNC Managers' FLSA Class Action
• Smith & Nephew Asks Court To Rethink FCA Ruling
• Federal Contractors: Beware Project Labor Agreements
• Vision Airlines Faces $5M Verdict In Hazard Pay Case
• ACLU Challenges Pay Policy For Gays In Military
• Whistleblower Rule May Chill Self-Reporting, Attys Say
• Turkey Processors Win Conditional Cert. In FLSA Suit
• Allstate Chairman Can't Escape Age Bias Action
• Safeway Insurance Settles FLSA Class Action
• Changes In Doctor Payments Under EHR Incentive
• 9th Circ. To Consider Class Cert. In Aerotek OT Case
• Verizon Workers Lose OT Arbitration Bid
• Judge Tosses IBM Record-Keeping Class Action
• IHOP Franchise Successor Dodges EEOC Suit
• Phillips Oil Settles Assistant Manager OT Action
• Ex-KB Homes CEO Avoids Jail For Backdating
• Judge Lets Labor Chief Weigh In On Ivy ERISA Suit
• US Asks Supreme Court To Keep DADT In Place
• Reuters, Union Spar Over Terms Of Expired Contract
• Pfizer Fights Whistleblower Retaliation Suit In 2nd Circ.
• $43M In Tribune Bonuses OK'd; 5 Execs Excluded
• $2.4M McDonald's FLSA Settlement Wins Court OK
• Bridge-Painting Co. Fined For Worker Falling Deaths
• Glankler Brown Adds Labor Pro From Ford & Harrison
• Nuclear Facility Settles DOE Worker Exposure Probe
• Case Study: Wang V. Chinese Daily News
• High Court Weighs Class Action Bans In Arbitration
• 2 Suits Call Defense Of Marriage Act Unconstitutional
• BP Culture Of Safety Must Be Reformed: Spill Panel
• 3rd Circ. Lets Insurer Off Hook For Pa. Town's Atty Fees
• Judge 'Disappointed' In SocGen Trade Secrets Attys
• Kraft Settles Hot Dog Plant Don, Doff Action
• JPMorgan Can't Shut Down Banker's Age Bias Suit
• Consequences Of Overreaching IP Policies
• Court Clears Butterball Depositions In Don, Doff Case
• Tribune Creditors Want To Strip Execs Of Bonuses
• Lehman Seeks $90M To Pay D&O Legal Fees
• High Court Considers Tax Status Of Medical Residents
• Quran-Burning Worker Sues NJ Transit Over Firing
• Ex-KB Home CEO Tries To Avoid Prison For Backdating
• Payless Hit With Calif. Minimum Wage, OT Action
• Tulsa Medical Center Can't Escape Medicaid Suit
• Kaiser Health Inks $2.9M Settlement With IT Staff
• Supreme Court Won't Hear NFL Preemption Case
• Judge Reinstates Opt-Ins In Pa. Hospital FLSA Action
• Class, Collective Cert. Granted In Entergy OT Suit
• Macy's ERISA Action Gets The Boot
• 10 Appellate Tips From A Former Chief Justice
• Log Cabin Republicans Take DADT Stay To High Court
• Arnzen Molloy Can Stay On Harassment Indemnity Suit
• Ex-Goldman VP Settles Sex, Pregnancy Bias Case
• Colo. DA Charged With Demanding Sexual Favors
• Q&A With Jackson Lewis' William Anthony
• Judge Stands By Refusal To Kill Home Depot OT Suit
• Akzo, AstraZeneca Face 'Dead Peasant' Policy Suit
• Feds Demand 6 Years For Former KB Home CEO
• The ABCs Of Managing Policies And Procedures
• Smith & Nephew Fails To Shake Whistleblower Suit
• Judge Keeps SocGen Trade Secrets Trial Open
• PrimeLending Loan Officers Sue For Overtime Pay
• NY State Workers Sue To Recover Salary Increases
• White & Case Hires Veteran Litigator For Korea Practice
• Costco Workers' OT, False Imprisonment Suit Trimmed
• Kraft Takes $2.2M Don, Doff Suit Loss To High Court
• Insurance Broker Settles OT Class Actions For $3.9M
• Westgate Employees Lose Class Cert. Bid In OT Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Hear Appeal On FLSA Preemption
• Ga.'s New Restrictive Covenant Act
• Asst. Managers Nail CVS With Another OT Suit
• Exxon Faces $12M Wrongful Death Suit For Gas Leak
• Obama's Labor Agenda Now In Hands Of NLRB, EEOC
• Doomed EFCA Dulls Impact Of Secret Ballot Measures
• DOL Fights To Close Massey Unit Mine In Ky.
• GE Loses Bid to Toss Race Bias Action
• 9th Circ. Revives ADA Claims Against Bechtel
• Only Disabled Can Sue Under ADA Subsection: 6th Circ.
• Fired LAPD Veteran Wins $4M Retaliation Verdict
• Ariz. Voters Get Rid Of Affirmative Action Programs
• Health Care Unions Actively Using New Tactics
• Calif. Appeals Court Tosses Prison Guards' OT Claim
• NLRB Says Firing Over Facebook Comments Is Illegal
• Ex-Pharmacist Takes On Target Over Wage Violations
• Justices Seek Middle Ground In Cat's Paw Fight
• Toll Bros. To Pay $25M To End Securities Suit
• Ex-Clifford Chance Atty Alleges Widespread Firm Bias
• Circuit City Wins Appeal To Nix Labor Class Claims
• Debt Collector Hits Ohio Firm With FLSA Action
• Teamsters Lose Appeal Over Anheuser-Busch Pension
• New Woes For H-2A Visa Employers
• Judge Orders Answers From HP Exec In Workers' Suit
• Plaintiffs' Atty Kicked Off Family Dollar Worker Suit
• 9th Circ. Keeps DADT In Place For Now
• What Employers Can Learn From Juan Williams' Firing
• ERISA Action Against Transport Co. Beats Dismissal Bid
• US, Ariz. Take Immigration Debate To 9th Circ.
• NLRB Targets Hair Salon Over Union Solicitation
• Microtune Exec Can't Dodge SEC's Backdating Claims
• 10 Tips For Employers With Operations In China
• Customer Service Reps Slap TD Bank With OT Action