Employment Archive » April, 2011

Employment - April, 2011

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• NFL Lockout Can Resume Pending Appeal: 8th Circ.
• IP, Labor Attys More Likely To Offer Alternative Fees
• Mechanic Says L-3 Unit Violated FCA By Canning Him
• Reuters Reaches Deal With Union, Avoids NLRB Fight
• Express To Pay $4M To End Meal, Rest Break Action
• DC Strippers Are Entitled To Minimum Wage: Judge
• DOL Bans Gender Identity, Pregnancy Discrimination
• Male Cashier Hits Fry's Electronics With Sex Bias Action
• FedEx Triumphs In Split Shift Wage Suit
• With Death Benefits, Don't Count On Divorce Decrees
• Former UBS Broker Launches Wage Action
• Expertly Navigating Federal Expert Disclosure Rules
• KBR Truckers Win Class Cert. In Arbitration Over OT
• 9th Circ. Revives CFAA Counts In Search Firm Case
• 6th Circ. Flunks DOL Suit Over Student Labor
• $1.5M Huntington ERISA Deal Wins Judge's Initial OK
• Ex-Juniper GC Fights SEC Witnesses In Backdating Case
• Northrop Background Checks Violate Rights: Suit
• Morgan & Finnegan Trustee Wants Former Attys' Docs
• 9th Circ. OKs Breakup Of UPS Wage-And-Hour Class
• Bankrupt A&P's $4M Incentive Plan Gets OK
• Couple Eyed In GM Secrets Theft Renews Subpoena Bid
• AGs Lambast NLRB's Claims Against Boeing
• Dechert Denies 'Macho' Claims In Ex-Associate's Suit
• Turkey Co. Ordered To Pay Workers $1.7M In FLSA Suit
• 2nd Circ. Favors Deloitte In Pension Plan Action
• Attys Cast Doubt On Abercrombie's Preppy Look Defense
• DuPont Did Not Spoliate By Deleting Emails: Judge
• Plaintiffs Drub Class Expert In Kraft ERISA Action
• Accused Sandhogs Union Embezzler Can't Shake Charges
• AT&T Mobility V. Concepcion: A Win For Class Waivers
• Who Has Jurisdiction Over CBA Disputes?
• Using Injunctions In 'Bet-The-Company' Litigation
• Lockout Lifted, NFL Players Back To Business For Now
• Abbott Appeals $3.5M OT Ruling In 7th Circ.
• 9th Circ. Reinstates Finisar Derivative Case
• Mayo Wins Trade Secrets Verdict Against Ex-Employee
• Prexus Wins $8M Verdict In Texas Contract Suit
• NY Life Loses Bid To Deny Class Cert. In Wage Action
• HP Investor Appeals Denial Of Report On Hurd's Exit
• Charney Posted Nude Photos Of Plaintiffs: Suit
• Tellers Take Stand Against BofA's Seating Policy
• Allied Faces Class Action Over Pay Practices
• Ex-Lehman Boss Appeals $20M Barclays Severance Suit
• DESA Parent Off Hook In Workers' WARN Act Suit
• NFL Players Tackle League's Bid To Stay Lockout Ban
• Arbitration Contracts Can Ban Class Actions: High Court
• Drafting Contracts To Weather Middle East Turmoil
• Safeway Failed To Pay Asst. Managers OT, Suit Says
• Xerxes Escapes Liability For 'Outrageous' Racism
• 2nd Circ. Lifts Ex-Dorsey & Whitney Atty's Suspension
• UnitedHealth, Workers Should Arbitrate OT Row: Judge
• Ex-Deloitte Atty Decries Pension Ruling In 2nd Circ.
• Arent Fox Lands Ex-Morgan Lewis Employment Vet In LA
• Starbucks Not Required To Find Plaintiff For Pot Suit
• Liberty Fails To Nix Claims In Retiree Class Action
• Pharmacist Hits Omnicare With Meal Break Class Action
• DOL Rule Aims To Boost Veterans' Job Chances
• Separating Violence From Disability
• Spotlight On The Pension Predicament
• AIG Resolves OT Class Action For $1.7M
• Judge Lifts NFL Lockout In Labor Fight
• Mo. Gov. Blasts Bill's Employment Law Changes
• Regions Bank, Former Teller Settle OT Action
• YRC Settles Race Bias Class Action
• Judge Allows Revival Of Claims In Radiology FCA Suit
• NLRB To Sue SD, Ariz. Over Union Ballot Laws
• Jeffer Mangels Botched OT Action Defense: Ex-Client
• AEP Strikes $27M Deal Over Fatal Power Plant Fire
• Judge Exterminates Fox News Worker's Bedbug Suit
• Ernst & Young OT Action Should Stay In NY: Judge
• FedEx Fights 'Split Shift' Wage Class Action
• AB InBev Off The Hook In Pension Class Action
• JPMorgan Asks To Nix Facebook Post Retaliation Suit
• Ex-Stanford Money Gurus Fight Janvey Clawback Claims
• Consultants Fire Up OT Action Against Drake Beam
• Postponing The Noncompete Fight
• St. Jude Wins $2.3B Verdict In Trade Secrets Trial
• Whistleblower Demands Reed Smith Docs In Oracle Suit
• 8th Circ. Enforces NLRB Order Against Whitesell
• Nassau County Workers Sue To Stop NY Wage Freeze
• Ex-Six Flags CFO Owed $24M, Arbitrator Says
• Employers With No-Smokers Policies Could Get Burned
• Ex-Quarles & Brady Associate Accuses Firm Of Race Bias
• NFL's Bears Want Ex-Players' Contract Claims Sent To Ill.
• NH Senate Passes Union Restrictions
• Quecreek Mine Operator PBS Coals Can't Shake Fine
• Turnpike Toll Union's Anti-Privatization Suit Tossed
• 2nd Circ. Ejects Ex-DLA Piper Atty's Race Bias Suit
• DynCorp, TSG Settle False Claims Suit For $8.7M
• Panda Restaurant Chain Faces OT Action In Calif.
• Borders Wins OK To Pay Managers Incentive Bonuses
• Tyco Unit Slapped With Wage Action In Calif.
• How Rolls-Royce Relates To Wal-Mart
• Mattel, MGA Sling Mud After $88M Bratz Verdict
• Feds To Probe NJ Gas Station FLSA Violations
• Jacobs Workers Win Class Cert. In Wage-And-Hour Suit
• Police Cadet Lost Job Over Sex With Boss, Suit Says
• 8th Circ. Scraps Applebee's Tip Action Appeal
• ERISA Preempts Hospital's Contract Claims: 2nd Circ.
• Morgan Lewis Picks Up Houston Labor Lawyer
• Class Cert. Denied In Pitt ADA Suit
• Inspectors Hit Shaw With OT Class Action
• Hershey Settles Sales Rep Overtime Action
• Ohio Pair Get 3 Years Each For $41M Visa Scheme
• Asurion Settles Call Center Wage Action
• Trimmed Invesco Suit Over Deutsche Raid Moves Forward
• Judge Suggests Collective Cert. For Benihana Workers
• Kiewit To DC Circ.: 'Violent' Workers Deserved Firing
• Mattel Stole MGA's Bratz Trade Secrets, Jury Says
• New York's Wage Law Gives Workers More Ammo
• Employers Must Handle The Heat Intelligently
• Sandwich Chain Pret A Manger Underpays Workers: Suit
• Mo. House Backs Written Consent For Union Dues
• US Investigates Chipotle's Undocumented Hires
• Jury Verdict In Epic Bratz Battle Reached
• Ariz. Restaurant Owners Nabbed In Tax, Workers Probe
• Godiva Strikes $1.25M Deal In 2nd Calif. OT Suit
• EEOC Accuses 2 Cos. Of Indian, Thai Worker Trafficking
• DOD Says Ex-Contract Audit Manager Harassed Workers
• AT&T Security Guards Launch OT, Wage Action
• DOL Broadly Reads Protected Activity In SOX Case
• NLRB Accuses Boeing Of Retaliation For Labor Strikes
• Shuttle Contractor Sues DOL Over Gender Pay Probe
• Ariz. Bill Would Protect Weed-Testing Employers
• How To Avoid The Pitfalls Of Expert Networking
• Okla. Senate Passes Bill Limiting Union Rights
• 4th Circ. Reverses IIF Whistleblower's Bill For Fees
• Ex-Schlumberger Worker Breached Employment Deal: Suit
• Merrill Lynch To Pay $1.9M to Fired Hawaii Advisers
• 10th Circ. Rules On Eligibility For ADA Safe Harbor
• Marketing Reps Hit Amerigroup With OT Class Action
• Texas Hospital Fights To Sink Medicare Fraud Suit
• Vitran To Pay $2.6M For Snooping On Job Seekers
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Suit Over University's Medicare Bills
• Calif. Longshoremen Accuse PMA Of Disability Bias
• MBT Poaches 7 From Sedgwick, Long & Levit, Barber
• Big Lots Managers Fail In OT Class Cert. Appeal
• Protecting Business In The Face Of Unrest
• Rihanna Manager Sues Partner For Wrongful Firing
• Judge Dismisses IP Suit After Awarding IBM Patents
• Met Player's Hotspot Sued For Wage Violations
• Ex-Townsends Workers Sue For Unused Vacation Pay
• Judge Nixes Mattel's Fraudulent Transfer Suit V. MGA
• In-House Counsel Docs Barred In Mayer Brown Bias Suit
• Workers Can Claim Disability While On Job: 2nd Circ.
• Fisher & Phillips Absorbs Ohio Labor Law Firm
• Palm Settles Calif. OT Action For $1.9M
• High Court Won't Weigh In On Dyncorp Worker Contract
• Calif. Appeals Court Refines Off-Duty, OT Standards
• EEOC Rebuts Abercrombie In Muslim Bias Case
• 'Love And Other Drugs' In Real Life
• Welcome To The New Law360
• 5th Circ. Nixes Shaw Radiation Exposure Lawsuit
• JPMorgan Beats Contract Suit By Ex-Derivatives Exec
• LA Cops Say Brass Tore Up OT Sheets
• Ex-AllianceBernstein Workers Face Trade Secrets Suit
• Clear Blogger Policy Key To Avoiding HuffPo Scenario
• Abercrombie Goes For Win In Muslim Bias Suit
• GreatBanc Can't Put McDermott On Stand: Judge
• Ga. Lawmakers Push Through Immigration Bill
• Claims Adjusters Hit Allstate With OT Class Action
• ERISA Suit Over Prudential Coverage Denials Tossed
• Chase Presses For Arbitration In Appraiser OT Action
• Policing Employee Texting At The Wheel
• Gentiva Clinicians Win Conditional Cert. In Pay Suit
• Making Good Lawyers Into Great Partners
• Ex-H&R Agent Loses Bid For Quick Win In OT Action
• Midwest Pilots Sue Republic To Force Bargaining
• Jury Awards Back Pay To 2 Female Va. Tech Employees
• Ex-Miner Barnhill Atty's Wage Claims Tossed
• Bloomberg Engaged In Sweeping Maternity Bias: EEOC
• 7th Circ. Reverses Remand Of SCI Overtime Action
• Caltech Settles OT Class Action For $1.7M
• Borders Strikes Deal With Creditors On Bonus Plan
• Judge Nixes Wis. County's Suit Over Union Law
• Merrill Beats Ex-Employee's Hostile Workplace Suit
• NH Can Deduct Premium From Pensions, Court Rules
• 9th Circ. Renews Case Over E&Y Role In $2.2B Scandal
• Ex-CSC Employee Sues Over Unpaid Wages, OT Pay
• IT Worker Hits Xerox With $50M OT Action
• Jackson Lewis Adds Bullivant Houser Employment Atty
• Wal-Mart Settles Latino Workers' Harassment Suit
• NJ Top Court Shoots Down Exxon's $7M Asbestos Appeal
• Target Dodges Theft Prevention Workers' OT Action
• Ex-NFL Players Hit Union With New Licensing Action
• How To Save Compliance Programs After Dodd-Frank
• Wis. McDonald's Owner Hit With Harassment Action
• Alabama Aircraft Moves To Terminate Pension Plan
• Conoco Must Arbitrate Union's Grievances: 10th Circ.
• Ex-Morgan Brown Employment Attys Join Ogletree
• MetroPlus, HHC Evade State Claims In OT Action
• Judge Cuts Claims From Genesco Harassment Suit
• Wellspring Nabbed Rival Plant Bosses, Secrets: Suit
• Stanford Trustee's $545M Recovery Suit Survives
• How 'Shoot First, Aim Later' Tactics Cost The EEOC
• Conditional Class Cert. Denied In Wal-Mart OT Action
• Fired Gov't Workers Must Sue Under CSRA: 1st Circ.
• Citizens Urges 7th Circ. To Nix Classes In Wage Suit
• Ga. Lawmakers Grapple Over Immigration Bill Provision
• More Big-Money Bias Suits Coming, Plaintiffs Firm Says
• Allstate Broke Contract, Stole Clients: Ex-Agent
• Judge Trims State Claims From Res-Care FLSA Suit
• Bimbo Bakeries Can't Trim Drivers' Class Action
• Cargill Gets Partial Win In Don-Doff Action
• Democrats Revive Paycheck Fairness Act
• Funeral Co. SCI Buries Wage-And-Hour Class Action
• Ex-Ford Worker Gets 6 Years For Trade Secrets Theft
• 9th Circ. Sides With Workers In Housing Deduction Case
• Bill Allows Workers To Play Hooky For School Events
• Unpaid Bloggers Sue Huffington Post For $105M
• Dissecting The ADAAA
• Audit Worker Hits Deloitte With Overtime Action
• Dura Resolves Patent Claims In Trade Secrets Suit
• NLRB's Social Media Crackdown A Warning To Employers
• Managers Win Cond. Cert. In Valspar FLSA Case
• Dr. Comfort, Founder To Pay $27M For Medicare Fraud
• Judge Sends NFL Labor Fight To Mediation
• 2nd Circ. Firefighter Bias Case Similar To Ricci: Atty
• Power Line Hit With Overtime Class Action
• Jackson Lewis Adds Employment Attys In Md., Ohio
• Courts Grapple With In-House Atty Whistleblower Suits
• 9th Circ. Affirms Bar On Ariz. Immigration Law
• 7th Circ. Overturns Kraft Win In ERISA Class Action
• Judge Trims DirectSat Technicians' OT Class Action
• Chemtura Can Alter Former Execs' Benefits: Judge
• 10 Employer Mistakes That Can Lead To Litigation
• Transgender Man Sues Ex-Employer For Discrimination
• Corrections Co. Hits Ex-Exec With Trade Secrets Suit
• Sports Retailer Modell's Hit With OT Action
• Mattel, MGA Fight Final Brawl Over Bratz Rights
• Quest Settles Suit Over Unpaid Cell Phone Expenses
• AllianceBernstein Sues Ex-Employee Hired By Barclays
• Hard Rock Casino Must Deal With Teamsters: NLRB
• US Trustee Protests Borders' $8.3M Bonus Plan
• A&P Settles Suit Over Ex-VP's Stop & Shop Move
• Ex-Execs, Wilmington Trust Settle Trade Secrets Suit
• Judge Approves Toys R Us Settlement In OT Class Action
• Federal Union Sues Over Gov't Shutdown Pay
• Kikka To Pay Sushi Chefs $2.5M In FLSA Action
• Honeywell, Ex-Worker Agree To Halt Security IP Fight
• Tyson Can't Dodge Meal Break Claims In FLSA Action
• Coyote Ugly Chain Faces Collective Action OT Suit
• PwC Director Urges DC Circ. To Revive Age Bias Claims
• Lessons From The Repeal Of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
• Ex-Sales Exec Stole Trade Secrets, HP Says
• FindLaw Writer Hits Reuters With OT Class Action
• Emboldened GOP Could Mean Ohio Labor Law Changes
• Ex-Ivy Employee Dropped From Madoff Feeder Suit
• Designers Plan $9M Harassment Suit Against Ex-Brand
• Macy's Refused To Dole Out OT Pay, Clerk Says
• NYC Catering Co. Pocketed Service Charges, Suit Says
• NFL Players, Owners Open To Mediation In Labor Row
• NLRB Targets Reuters Over Twitter Policy
• DC Circ. Lifts Stay On Fed's Pay Rule Change
• Frank Brings Back ENDA With 111 Co-Sponsors
• US Seeks Stiff Prison Term In Ford Trade Secrets Suit
• DLA Piper Nabs Paul Hastings Atty To Head Labor Team
• Exotic Dancer Takes Swing At Club In FLSA Action
• The Thorny Problem Of BlackBerrys
• Widows Appeal Toss Of Suit Over Miner Deaths
• Sens. Revive Bill To Boost Whistleblower Protections
• Judge Postpones NFL Lockout Ruling
• EEOC Claims Turkey Co. Abused Disabled Workers
• Xerox Beats Retirees' Class Action Over Benefit Cuts
• Marsh Case May Alter Texas' Noncompete Landscape
• Ex-Unilab GC Participation Dooms Relator's FCA Case
• IT Staffer Hits Dewey & Leboeuf With OT Class Action
• Fla. Hospital Not Immune To FCA Suit, US Says
• Union Sues US To Uncover Shutdown Plan Details
• Judge OKs ERISA Class In Suit Against YRC Worldwide
• Account Execs Hit Yahoo With Overtime Suit
• DOL OKd Pay Plan, Ready Mix Argues In OT Action
• Meat Co. FLSA Classes Should Remain Certified: Judge
• A Survey Of Employment Arbitration Clause Cases
• Seyfarth Nabs Hughes Hubbard Labor Relations Pro
• Ex-UBS Financial Adviser Files Overtime Class Action
• JPMorgan Wants Teller OT Actions Merged
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Nurse's ERISA Appeal Over Pay Records
• DOL Nixes Shift In Fluctuating Workweek OT Rules
• Eviction Cos. Face Sanctions For Underpaid Homeless
• Littler Adds Jackson Lewis Global Employment Pro
• Apollo Group Backdating Suit Gets The Boot
• Howrey Hit With WARN Act Class Action
• Claims Trimmed In Radiology Co. Qui Tam Suit
• 7th Circ. Revives Race Bias Suit Against Ind. Coroner
• NLRB Can't Bar Union Fines For Safety Reports: DC Circ.
• Exotic Dancers, Clubs Reach $10M Deal In Wage Suit
• Ex-Exec Can Sue Live Nation Over Stones Tours: Judge
• Ex-AmeriPath Manager Breached Noncompete: Judge
• 7 Ways To Avoid Privacy And Data Security Trouble
• Examining The New ADA Amendments
• Eaton Sales Reps Seek $150M In Sex Bias Suit
• A&P Sues Former VP To Stop Defection To Rival
• 9th Circ. Revives Raytheon Discrimination Suit
• Wells Fargo Sued Over Expenses Reimbursement
• Conceptus Fired Salesman For Overbilling Report: Suit
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive State Atty's Retaliation Suit
• Amgen Expert Report Allowed In Aranesp Kickback Suit
• Ex-3M Engineer Gets 4 Years For Fraud
• Ex-Juniper GC Must Answer SEC In Backdating Case
• WellPoint, Ex-Workers Settle Age Bias Suits For $2.6M
• 10 Things To Know About Social Media
• Jackson Lewis Adds 3 Employment Attys In Las Vegas
• DirecTech Settles Technicians' OT Class Action
• 4th Circ. Allows Freightliner Hostile Workplace Claim
• Wilmington Trust Claims Former Execs Stole Secrets
• UPS Contractors Pick Up Class Cert. In OT Suit
• NJ Casino Fired Cocktail Waitresses Over Looks: Suit
• BSC Poached Worker Suit To Move Forward In Calif.
• DC Circ. Blocks Fed's Pay Rule Change
• Stryker Claims Zimmer Stole Employees
• $17M Settlement OK'd In Wells Fargo ERISA Case
• DOL Board Clarifies Scope Of Whistleblower Protection
• Judge Decertifies Dollar Tree Sex Bias Suit
• Ohio Gov. Inks Bill To Curb Public Unions
• Massey Manager Failed To Help Injured Miners: Suit
• ERISA Suit Over Flagstar Plan's Stock Holdings Nixed
• Bosch Faces ERISA Action Over Plant Closure
• Class War And The Women Of Wal-Mart
• Ga. Noncompete Law To Spur Drawn-Out Battles: Attys
• Combating Junior Lawyer Fallout — Part II
• Fannie, Freddie Pay Practices Need Scrutiny: Watchdog