Employment Archive » June, 2011

Employment - June, 2011

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• 1st Circ. Revives Verizon Suit Over Union CBA Row
• 3rd Circ. Revives United Health Kickback Claim
• OT Law Covers Out-Of-State Workers: Calif. High Court
• Q&A With Troutman Sanders' Robert Angle
• Boeing Fails To Chuck NLRB Union Row Over 787s
• Coyote Ugly Chain Can't Shake Tip Pooling Claim
• Truckers Roll Against CR England Despite Dukes
• Ally Financial Whittles Mortgage Underwriter FLSA Claims
• Genesco Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Action
• 11th Circ. Revives Lockheed Race Bias Suit
• Houston Strip Club Hit With Race Bias Action
• Ex-AB&C Call Center Workers Settle Suit For $1.2M
• Same-Sex Marriage And NY Employee Benefits
• Thermos Prevails In Asbestos Suit Coverage Fight
• BofA Workers Seek Records In Wage-And-Hour Action
• Judge Rules Against Abercrombie In Suit Over Hijab
• Target To Settle Pharmacists' Suits For $3.3M
• Qwest To Settle OT Class Action For $1M
• Title VII Damages Cap Based On Bias Period: 1st Circ.
• Dems Seek FMLA Expansion To Include Same-Sex Couples
• EEOC Sues Koch Foods For Sex, Origin Discrimination
• Massey Could Have Prevented Fatal Mine Blast: DOL
• High Court Erred In Dukes, Concepcion, Janus: Senators
• Aon Settles OT Class Action For $10.5M
• Starbucks Loses Bid To Decertify Class In OT Suit
• Saved From The Bell?
• Strip Club Chain Scores Settles FLSA Suit
• Say-On-Pay Votes Are Largely Successful: Analysis
• Alliant Resolves FCA Action Over Army Ammo Supply
• AutoZone Hit With Race Bias, Rest Break Action
• Xcel Acquitted Of Charges Over Worker Deaths
• University Of Phoenix Settles Counselors' OT Class Suit
• Sanford Wittels Denied Coverage In Malpractice Suit
• 6th Circ. Defines EEOC Charge, Revives CSX Bias Suit
• Grubb & Ellis Says Cushman Raided Real Estate Brokers
• Jacobs Engineering Hit With FLSA Overtime Action
• Quarles & Brady Adds Employee Benefits Atty In Wis.
• New Challenges For Compliance Programs
• Ex-Execs Say Marsh Colluded With Spitzer
• HuffPo Seeks Dismissal Of $105M Unpaid Blogger Suit
• Apple 'Geniuses' Denied Class Cert. In Rest Break Case
• Morgan Stanley Says Ex-Brokers Stole Customers
• DOJ Sues Smithfield Unit Over Discriminatory Hiring
• EEOC Takes Abercrombie To Court Over Headscarf
• Wal-Mart May Face Multiple Classes In Sex Bias Case
• 10th Circ. Upholds ClearOne's Trade Secrets Win
• Judge Nixes Class Cert. In ITT Employment Suit
• Burlington Coat Factory Settles Wage Suit For $5.7M
• New Labor Agency Rules May Be EFCA 2.0
• Calif. Contractor Gets 4 Years For Labor Scheme
• Ex-Citi Veep Pleads Not Guilty To $19M Embezzlement
• Dukes And FLSA Collective Actions
• Calif. Workers' Union Fee Fight Heads To Supreme Court
• Ex-AK Steel Workers Entitled To Benefits, Judge Says
• High Court Takes Up States' FMLA Self-Care Immunity
• Dispute Over Qui Tam Seals Rejected By High Court
• Marsh's Noncompete Is Enforceable: Texas High Court
• JPMorgan Ducks Worker's Facebook Retaliation Suit
• Del. Diocese Settles Pension Feud In Ch. 11
• St. Jude Wins Injunction, Verdict Trimmed By $1.3B
• Dewey Settles IT Staffer's Overtime Action
• Prentice Can't Ditch Ex-KB Toys Workers' WARN Action
• Judge Clears Harry & David Ch. 11 Plan For Creditor Vote
• Blackwater Founder Walks Away From $1.2B Fraud Suit
• Case Study: Inland Am. Winston Hotels V. Crockett
• How To Make It Rain By Marketing Individual Lawyers
• Sales Rep Slaps Wolters Kluwer With OT Action
• Vienna Beef Denied TRO In Hot Dog Advertising Suit
• 9th Circ. Denies OT Pay To Guardians Of Troubled Kids
• NFL Lockout Battle Sketches Path For Likely NBA Feud
• Novo Hit With Overtime, Break Action From Sales Rep
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Backpay For Union-Involved Employees
• 5th Circ. Backs Dow Chemical In Retaliation Suit
• Cubs Owner Accused Of Retaliation In Harassment Suit
• Judge Broadens Class In Batali Group Tip Action
• Meyers Dawdled In Paying Brokers, Suit Says
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Halliburton Consortium Claim
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Founder Skimped On Wages: Suit
• CORRECTED: ICAP Must Pay Fired Broker's Bonus But Avoids $80M Damages
• 'Public Concern' In Public Employee Petitions
• Starbucks Can't Cut Workers From OT Action Yet: Judge
• United Skycaps Say State Wage Claims Not Preempted
• 1st Circ. Backs Short-Staffed NLRB On Disclosure Rule
• Honeywell Faces OSHA Fines After Toxic Vapor Release
• Supreme Court Rejects CSX's Take On Liability Standard
• Former Execs 'Recklessly' Cost Starlite $25M: Suit
• BNY Mellon Investor Sues Over Executive Bonuses
• Q&A With Fisher & Phillips' Regina Petty
• Covidien Sales Rep OT Suit Should Be Certified: Judge
• Red Robin Hit With OT, Meal Break Class Action
• Insurers Can Be Sued Directly Under ERISA: 9th Circ.
• Alpha, United Coal Workers Sentenced Over Safety Docs
• Atty Can't Tap Ex-NFL Players' Benefits: 11th Circ.
• Lowe's Reaches Settlement In Pay Class Action
• 7th Circ. Wants SC Johnson ERISA Damages Reconsidered
• Weighing Stock Options In M&A Transactions
• 3rd Circ. Rules For AT&T In Pension Plan Suit
• Ex-Massey Security Chief Moves To Nix Lying Charges
• More Konica Workers Sue Over Unpaid Wages
• Inside Stanford V. Roche
• Marshall & Ilsley Workers' ERISA Suit Tossed
• Rite Aid Hit With Lawsuit Over Seating Policy
• Class Certified In Wage Suit Against Tyco Unit
• Transgender Court Clerk Sues Ore. For Coverage Denial
• Nationwide Bias Actions Are DOA Post-Dukes
• Case Study: Wal-Mart V. Dukes
• McDonald's Franchisee Can't Shake Collective OT Claim
• Claims Cut From Ex-Eisai Worker's Whistleblower Suit
• Q&A With Ford & Harrison's Buena Vista Lyons
• Graham Rips Union's Ethics Complaint Over Boeing Case
• SNR Denton Scores Employment Team From Seyfarth
• 6th Circ. Shuts Door On Chrysler Workers' Union Claims
• US Frets Over Witnesses In Massey Security Chief's Trial
• AT&T Mobility Case May Have Limited Application
• Judge Tosses Race Bias Claims Against Canon USA
• Judge OKs Retirement, Disability Groups In Nortel Ch. 11
• NLRB Rule Shift Praised By Labor, Panned By GOP Member
• Shred-It To Settle Wage-And-Hour Class Action
• NY AG Wants Frozen Judicial Pay Case To Stay Closed
• Standard Parking Settles Wage Actions For $4.2M
• Employment Lawyers Weigh In On Wal-Mart V. Dukes
• Lyondell Workers Urge Court To Hear $10M Racism Suit
• Q&A With Jackson Lewis' Dan Hartsfield
• Denny's Serves Up $1.3M To Resolve ADA Action
• Frito Lay Settles Delivery Drivers' OT Action For $1.5M
• DOL Proposes Rule To Shrink LMRDA 'Advice' Exemption
• Lennar Settles Construction Workers' OT Class Fight
• Talking 'Timely' Removal In Multidefendant Litigation
• High Court Reverses Pa. Cop's Retaliation Suit Win
• No Cover For Insider Trading
• Wal-Mart Ruling Raises Bar For Class Actions
• Best Buy Settles Calif. Discrimination Class Action
• Nev. TV Anchor Accuses Station Of Discrimination
• DLA Piper Fails To Nix Ex-Secretary's Sex Bias Suit
• NH Worker Fired For Not Rigging Bid, Suit Says
• DC Whistleblower's Retaliation Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Ex-Workers Hit Equinox With Class Action OT Suit
• NLRB GC Defends Boeing Complaint
• BofA Tries To Toss Teller Seating Action
• Khuzami On The 'Epidemic Of Perjury'
• United Skycaps Win Conditional Cert. In Tip Suit
• 1st Circ. Lets BLAG Join Same-Sex Benefits Suit
• ThyssenKrupp Unit Settles With DOL In Sex Bias Row
• 3rd Circ. Says Viacom Age Bias Claims Too Old
• Restaurant Groups Sue DOL Over Tip Credit Rule Change
• Cos. Must Turn Other Cheek Over Worker Facebook Rants
• Post-Petition Benefits Are Ch. 11 Admin Claims: 3rd Circ.
• Nossaman Boosts Employment Practice With Calif. Partner
• Court Allows Some SEC Witnesses In Juniper Suit
• Inside Smith V. Bayer
• HP Sues Oracle Over Software Lockout
• High Court Greenlights W.Va. Class Bid In Baycol Fight
• Implementing The SEC Whistleblower Program
• Aon Risk Services Sues Ex-VP For Trade Secrets Theft
• 5th Circ. Scraps Sears Technicians' OT Class Action
• Goodyear Says Rival Poached Manager For Trade Secrets
• Wis. Unions Take Bargaining Law To Federal Court
• Cruise Co. May Face Punitive Damages Over Gas Leak
• Judge Puts Sheen Case In Arbitration, Not Limelight
• Appeals Court Says NJ WARN Act Applies To Parent Cos.
• Grant Thornton Denied Keystone Costs In 4th Circ.
• Drinker Biddle Adds 3 Employment Litigators In NJ
• Phenix Lumber Faces $1.9M In OSHA Penalties
• 9th Circ. Overturns PwC Loss In OT Class Action
• Tech Support Worker Hits Schulte Roth With OT Action
• Verb Tense Tanks News Corp. Unit's Trade Secrets Suit
• Dole Offers Banana Workers Deal In Pesticide Row
• Advisers Sue Morgan Stanley For OT Pay
• Texas Tort Reform: What's In It, What Isn't
• Wis. High Court Reinstates Controversial Union Law
• Boeing Seeks Quick Win In NLRB Union Case
• Q&A With Fish & Richardson's John Adkisson
• Q&A With Jackson Lewis' Mark Attwood
• Gay Judge's Decision To Nix Prop 8 Stands
• ARB Ruling May Reverse SOX Whistleblowers' Fortunes
• NY, Sandwich Maker Reach Record $5M Wage Deal
• Nexsen Pruet Snags Ogletree Labor Partner
• 'Call Of Duty' Fraud Claims Against Activision A Go
• Mo. Court Keeps Anheuser-Busch Sex Bias Suit Alive
• Merrill Lynch Associate Sues Over 'Unfair' Pay Method
• Does Your Company Need An IP Protection Audit?
• AllianceBernstein Claims Ex-Adviser Poached Clients
• Costco, Execs To Pay $4.85M In Backdating Suit
• Judge Cuts More Claims From $1.2B Xe Fraud Suit
• Shareholder Sues Hercules Board Over Exec Pay
• Analyst Wants Enforcement Of Seyfarth OT Settlement
• Q&A With Jackson Lewis' David Duddleston
• 7th Circ. Does About-Face In Row Over Laid-Off Teachers
• Class Claims Verizon 'Bungled' Foreign Worker Pensions
• US Trustee Blasts $1M Bonus For GSC Head
• Thompson Hine Adds Employment Partner In Atlanta
• AXA Ruling In Retaliation Suit Was Premature: 2nd Circ.
• ERISA Suit Against Cigna Units Wins Partial Class Cert.
• Combatting Employee Data Theft With CFAA
• Pa. Appeals Court Upholds $187M Wal-Mart Judgment
• Hispanic Farmers Seek Class Cert. In USDA Bias Action
• Morgan Stanley Awarded $4M For Brokers' Departure
• Sheen Spurns Arbitration Despite Concepcion
• Ex-Skidmore Architect Sued Over Building Design Claims
• Ex-Quest Manager Fights Trade Secret Injunction Bid
• Ex-Pfizer Reps Seek Classes For NY, Calif., Ill.
• OSHA Bill Aims To Guard Gov't Workers, Whistleblowers
• Semiconductor Co. Says Co-Inventor Undermined Patent
• Meatpacker Loses Bid To Toss EEOC's Muslim Bias Suit
• Female Cop Dispatchers Strike $7M Deal In Pay Bias Action
• Whistleblower Protections Restored: Sylvester V. Parexel
• Fired Lawyer Sues Allen & Overy For $35M In Sex Suit
• Wash. Medical Marijuana Law Can't Protect Employees
• Judge Certifies Class In Mountaire FLSA Suit
• Judge Nixes Merrill Advisers' Class Action V. BofA
• 16 State AGs Come Out Against NLRB's Boeing Suit
• UBS Settles Claims Over Insurance Trust's Investments
• LandAmerica Execs Hit With ERISA Class Action
• Lyondell Settles Severance Claims For $3M
• Allied Home Loses Injunction Bid Against Ex-Worker
• Halliburton Beats Class Action Over Spinoff Benefits
• 2nd Circ. Revives Designer's Suit Against Old Navy
• Akin Gump Scores Jones Day Employment Atty
• State Classes Rejected In Citizens Financial OT Suit
• Q&A With Fisher & Phillips' Theresa Gallion
• Complications Of Export Certification Requirements
• AmEx, Travel Agency Unit Face FLSA Class Action
• Wells Fargo Seeks Approval Of $32M Deal In Bias Suit
• PBGC Rips Harry & David Bid To Terminate Pension Plan
• Accredited Home Settles Labor Class Suits For $2M
• Blank Rome Ties Knot With Abrams Scott & Bickley
• Stripper FLSA Suit Raises New Arbitration Issues: Judge
• Mass. Hospitals Beat Worker Wage-And-Hour Action
• AXA Reaches $2.5M Settlement With Retired Employees
• Q&A With Gibson Dunn's Veronica Lewis
• Kohler Backup Workers Not Protected By WARN: 8th Circ.
• DOL Hits Texas Agency With $1M Suit To Recoup OT Pay
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Toss Of Madoff Scheme Coverage Suit
• Q&A With Dorsey's Gary Gansle
• O'Melveny Seeks Arbitration Of Sexual Harassment Claims
• Frito-Lay Sales Reps Gain Class Cert. In Pay Suit
• Drug Use And The ADA — A Flexible Approach Prevails
• Judge Approves Sprint Unit's $2.7M OT Settlement
• Win For Workers In Mountaire FLSA Suit Upheld
• 1st Circ. Lets Class Cert. Stand For Starbucks Baristas
• Ex-Contractors Sue Xe For $60M Over Denied Benefits
• Forest Labs Sales Reps Win Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Fla. Hospital Not Immune From FCA Suit, Judge Rules
• Will $13M Scandal Lead USPS To Better Procurement Regs?
• Ex-Orrick Atty Denied Punitive Damages In Fraud Suit
• Black Firefighters Win Class Cert. In NYC Bias Suit
• Q&A With Locke Lord's Jennifer Kenedy
• American Apparel Loses Bid To Combine Harassment Suits
• Judge Tosses Citi Employee Suit Over Subprime Losses
• St. Paul Sues Broncos Over Workers' Comp Coverage
• 2nd Circ. Revives Claims Against Steve & Barry's Owners
• Sen. Turns To FOIA For Info On Boeing Union Case
• Hair Salon Giant Nears Settlement With Calif. Stylists
• Baker & Daniels Nabs Wildman Harrold Employment Pro
• DC Can't Shake Whistleblower's Retaliation Suit
• The Club Membership Texas Employers Want To Avoid
• Judge Nixes 2 Race Claims By Ex-Jones Day Secretary
• 7th Circ. Questions Ex-Abbott Workers' ERISA Suit Bid
• Vienna Beef Sues Ex-Employee Over Hot Dog Recipe
• Insurer Owes $5M Coverage Over Failed Deal: Patriot
• Q&A With Jackson Lewis' David Gordon
• Q&A With Fisher & Phillips' Michael Abcarian
• AstraZeneca Settles DOL Sex Bias Pay Dispute
• American Apparel Plaintiffs Seek To Keep Cases Apart
• Contractor Says McDermott Shared Secret Docs
• 2 Classes Certified In First Horizon ERISA Suit
• GOP Bill Aims To Block NLRB Power To Sue States
• 9th Circ. Nixes Fired Plaintiffs' Atty's Fee Claims
• Inside SEC's New Whistleblower Program
• L-3 Settles $15M Secrets Suit Against Ex-Workers
• Ex-Massey Chair Says Mine Blast Was 'Natural Disaster'
• Ch. 7 Rulings Won't Fend Off Disparate Impact Claims
• DC Circ. Says Jury Can't 2nd-Guess FBI Security Decisions
• Pizza Hut Drivers' FLSA Action Stays Warm
• Separate Meal, Rest Break Pay Required: Calif. Court
• Banana Workers Sue Dole, Others Over DBCP Exposure
• AT&T Unit Fails To Shake State Law OT Claims
• FLSA Class Action? Demand A Plan
• Chicago Transit Authority Settles Bus Drivers' OT Suit
• Q&A With Best Best & Krieger's Howard Golds
• Q&A With Jackson Lewis' Stephanie Adler
• 3 Boeing Workers Rally Against NLRB Suit
• Ex-Norden Worker's Qui Tam FCA Suit Kept Alive
• Judge Tosses OfficeMax Suit Over Manager's Defection
• Steve & Barry's Workers Ask 2nd Circ. To Revive Suit
• Ex-CHM Workers Can Bring Collective OT Action: Judge
• Ex-Manager Slaps KPMG With $350M Sex Bias Action
• Q&A With Ford & Harrison's Andrew Tanick
• 9th Circ. SOX Ruling May Curb More Than Media Leaks
• Judge Invalidates RJ Reynolds Retirement Plan Change
• Calif. Court Won't Reinstate Firm In VeriSign Suit
• Race Bias Suit Claims Wal-Mart Sold Expired Drugs
• Case Study: Tides V. Boeing
• 11th Circ. Tosses FCA Suit Over $87B Lockheed Contract
• FDIC Hits Travelers Unit With $11.7M Coverage Suit
• Focusing On Employee Conduct
• Honigman Settles With Ex-Secretary Injured On The Job
• Judge Won't Nix US Airways Suit Over AWA Merger Row
• Ex-Johnston Barton Atty Alleges Sex, Race Bias
• Wiccan Chaplain Loses 9th Circ. Appeal On Prison Program
• NJ Casino Cocktail Waitresses Bring New Bias Suit
• Endo Sales Reps Win Conditional Cert. For OT Suit
• NY Restaurant Settles Waitstaff Tip Action
• A New Roadblock For Qui Tam Relators
• Q&A With Ford & Harrison's Patricia Griffith