Employment Archive » August, 2011

Employment - August, 2011

366 articles

• American Airlines Agents Denied Cert. In OT Action
• TCW Rests Case In Gundlach's Trade Secrets Trial
• Reality TV Co. Sues 'Wife Swap' Director For Footage Theft
• Calif. Atty Convicted In Witness-Buying Case
• Donning, Doffing Claim Cut From Jail Officers' Wage Suit
• Rejected Individual Deals Don't Doom Classes: 3rd Circ.
• CVS Pinched Night Shift Pay To Boost Profits: Suit
• CBS Can't Probe 'Price Is Right' Model's Sexual Past: Judge
• Calif. Appeals Court Revives Claims Against Ex-Fremont GC
• Noble Jewelry Pays $3.85M For Dodging Import Duties
• EEOC Slaps American Samoa With Age Bias Suit
• ACA Adaptation: Benefits And Coverage Summaries
• Ex-FINRA Director Accuses Agency Of Age Bias
• Lucky Brand Workers Say Manager Falsified Timesheets
• Texas Supreme Court Remands Police Compensation Suit
• NLRB Reverses Bush-Era Ruling Over Union Challenges
• Applebee's Owner Asks To Nix Class In Tipping Row
• Gundlach Claimed PIMCO Sought To Recruit Him: Witness
• Ogletree Deakins Nabs Epstein Employment Atty In LA
• Bath & Body Works Settles Managers' Travel Pay Dispute
• Calif. Pensioners' Names, Benefits Must Be Public: Court
• Oracle Hits HP Back With Fraud Claim Over CEO Deal
• Disney Fights Back In Workers' 'Sprawling' Seating Action
• Flooring Cos. Must Arbitrate Union Dispute: 9th Circ.
• 5 Reasons Employers Must Keep Domestic Partner Benefits
• Terminix Agrees To Pay Trainees $1.5M In OT Settlement
• Massey 'Death Penalty' Push Faces Long Odds
• Ex-Chase Banker Launches Class Action Over OT Pay
• Huron Wins Speedy Discovery In Employee Poaching Suit
• Out-Of-State Witnesses Need Not Travel To Calif.
• Comcast Allowed To Fire O'Reilly-Bashing TV Host: 1st Circ.
• CalPERS Reaches Deal With Fitch In False Ratings Suit
• Graniterock Beats Class Action Over Off-Duty Meal Policy
• Enforcement Of New Ala. Immigration Law Blocked
• FLSA Amendment Powers OT Win For Alpine Drivers
• Hospital Can Bar 'Inflammatory' Pro-Union Gear: Judge
• Former AIG Exec Seeks $1M Sanction Over Delay Tactics
• Fallen Judge's Secretary Can't Sue Over Firing: 5th Circ.
• NCH Pays $1.4M To End Sales Reps' Reimbursement Action
• Lowe's Strikes $3M Deal With Workers In OT Class Action
• Judge Caps Damages In 'Desperate Housewives' Suit
• Ex-Players Sue NFL, Helmet Makers Over Head Injuries
• Cedars-Sinai Can't Shake Doc's $4.7M Retaliation Award
• No Pay For National Guard Training Courses: Fed. Circ.
• 7th Circ. Nixes Trucking Hours Monitoring Device Rule
• Four Seasons Found Liable For Unpaid Server Tips
• DOL Sets New Employee Policy For Successor Contractors
• IndyMac Can't Seek Coverage Under D&O Policies: Judge
• Reconsidering Renewed Mass Layoffs
• EEOC Sues Ford, Says Irritable Bowel Sydrome A Disability
• Baxter Workers Win Class Cert. In Meal Break Action
• MGA's Insurers Seek Slice Of $108M Bratz Fees
• Dukes Doesn't Doom Tyson Don-Doff Class: Judge
• 2011 Attorney Marketing: Where Do You Stand?
• Radio Host Sues Over Citadel Bankruptcy Filing
• Movie Producer's Ex-Asst Nets $3.3M In Harassment Suit
• EMC Can't Stop Ex-Employee From Competing: 1st Circ.
• Amgen Can't Dodge Kickback Claims In Aranesp Suit
• Judge Puts Hold On Teacher-Student Social Media Ban
• Congress May Cripple NLRB Post-Liebman, Becker
• Pregnant Worker Can't Claim Disability Bias: 7th Circ.
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Salesman Takes Bias Suit To 2nd Circ.
• Dental Board Can't Get FLSA Immunity: 11th Circ.
• AIG Faces Discovery Sanctions In Workers' Comp Suit
• Global Employee Terminations In The Age Of Social Media
• Too Early To Mediate? Think Again
• Hologic Workers Win Initial Cert. In Overtime Action
• Brickman Can't Escape Ex-Manager's False Claims Suit
• Fox News Reporter's Retaliation Suit Gets The Boot
• Ind. Pacers Owner's Fired Nanny Denied Mistrial
• NLRB To Tackle Work Email Policies Before Year's End
• Judge Could Trim Scientology Child Labor Suit
• Worker Slaps Tyson Foods, Union With NLRB Claims
• Tribune Settles Labor Dispute With Paper Hawkers
• Alleged $1B Intel Secrets Thief Must Pay For Own Atty
• Union Pacific Directed To Pay Workers For Retaliation
• Fox Stiffed 'Wonder Years' Producer On Royalties: Suit
• Entergy To Improve Quality Control At Nuke Plants
• Prospect Mortgage Workers Win Initial Cert. In OT Suit
• Employers Must Post Unionization Rights Notices: NLRB
• Margaritas And Medical Leave
• MGA Drops O'Melveny Malpractice Claims In Bratz Row
• Employment Suit Boom May Spur Hiring Spree In Calif.
• NLRB Orders New Election Over Union-Funded Lawsuit
• Ex-LandAmerica Workers Drop Suit Over Plan Management
• NFL, Saints Sue Ex-Players Over Workers' Comp Claims
• Peters Atty Tells Jury Harassment Suit Was For Money
• AIG Sought To Protect Bonuses In Pay Czar Meeting: Doc
• TCW Spied On Ex-Investment Head's Emails, CEO Says
• Girl Scout Employees Sue Over Membership Fees
• Shift Supervisors Hit TJ Maxx Parent With OT Action
• Subway Co. Fired Gay Worker Over Husband Coverage: Suit
• Imperial Sugar Seeks $50M To Defend Refinery Blast Suits
• Hollywood Talent Agency Sues Rival Over Stolen Client List
• Merrill, Advisers Strike $17M Deal In Deferred Pay Row
• Baker & Daniels Adds Wildman Harrold Labor Partner
• Guarding Against Abuse Of Criminal Records By Employers
• RBS Contractors' High Pay Rates Exposed In Email Leak
• Bovis Lend Lease Strikes $2.5M Deal To End OT Action
• FNY Accuses Ex-Partners Of Stealing Trade Secrets
• 1st Circ. Won't Hear Same-Sex Benefits Suits En Banc
• Relator Wants Air Force Subpoena In Rolls-Royce FCA Suit
• Hilton, Call Center Workers Strike Deal Over Wages
• GSK Drug Reps Ask High Court To Review OT Exemption
• UPS Drivers Denied Class Cert. In Sock Action
• Examiners Target BridgeWater In OT Action
• No Defense For Imperial Under $25M Policy: AGLIC
• 4th Circ. OKs Denial Of Century Workers' Injunction Bid
• Lessons From Stanford
• KBR Demands $2M In Fees From Alleged Rape Victim
• Huron Sues Ex-Director Over Alleged Employee Poaching
• Bonus Not Used To Keep Peters' Accuser Quiet: Witness
• Calif. Senate Passes Genetic Anti-Bias Bill
• Knowledge Of Injury Triggers COBRA Claim: 11th Circ.
• Verizon Managers Sue Over Unpaid Floating Holidays
• Indianapolis Downs Blasts Ex-GM's Compensation Claims
• Smithfield Reaches Deal With US In Immigration Bias Suit
• 3M To Pay $3M To End EEOC Age Bias Suit
• GSC Employee Wants D&O Policy To Cover SEC Defense
• JPML Merges 4 Wells Fargo OT Class Actions In Texas
• Former Exec Accuses Skechers Of Illegal Firing
• CDI Seeks Sanctions Against Ex-Employee In FCA Suit
• Student-Teacher Social Media Ban Illegal, Suit Claims
• Rite Aid Tries To Shut Down Employee Seating Suit
• Victoria's Secret Parent Sanctioned In OT Case
• Rise Of The Whistleblowers
• Pension Plan Fallout From The S&P Rating Reduction
• Tribune Settles Claims Over Workers' Benefits For $32M
• Deadline Set For Wal-Mart Sex Bias Claimants
• Film Producer Peters Was Addicted To Vicodin, Jury Hears
• JPMorgan Can't Shake Ex-Exec's Retaliation Suit
• Schering Says Judge Missed Key Facts In Sales Rep OT Suit
• Baker Hostetler Adds Burke Labor Veteran In LA
• Panda Express Discriminated Against Latino Workers: EEOC
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Unisys, Fidelity ERISA Suit
• TV Chef Bastianich Made Employee A 'Slave': $5M Suit
• An EO Survey By Any Other Name ...
• Investools Sales Reps Win Cond. Cert. In OT Action
• Video Game Industry A Boon To Lawyers
• KVK Accuses Sunrise Of Stealing Employees, Trade Secrets
• Judge Trims Massey Units' Suit Over MSHA Vent Approval
• 'Diners, Drive-Ins' Co. Settles Food Network Contract Spat
• Gundlach's Nicked Data Was Threat To TCW: Witness
• Toyota, Nummi Pay $6M To Settle Disabled Workers' Suit
• Wal-Mart Forces Employees To Work Off The Clock: Suit
• Carradine's Widow Settles With Film Production Co.
• NYC Council Bans Workplace Religious Discrimination
• Ex-NFL Players Sue League Over Concussion Injuries
• Treasury Ordered To Produce AIG TARP Document
• NLRB's Acting GC Aims To Clarify Social Media Policy
• Davis Polk Nabs ERISA, M&A Pro
• Ex-Brayton Purcell Clerk Can't Shake OT Exempt Status
• Informant Says DEA Trashed Docs To Avoid $34M Payout
• College Wants Fired Employees Booted From FCA Suit
• A 'Winning' Approach To Sheen-Style Employees
• Costco Takes A Stand Against PAGA In Seating Suit
• Starbucks Settles Suit Over Dwarf Barista's Firing
• Lights, Camera, Trial: Directing Your Trial Team
• Agent Didn't See Film Producer Harass Assistant, Jury Hears
• Chicken Catchers Say Peco Foods Ran Afoul Of Wage Laws
• 9th Circ. Ups Farm Worker Class Action Damages To $2M
• PwC Faces OT Class Action From NY Associates
• Gundlach Was Party Pooper Who Earned Too Much: Witness
• Cheesecake Factory Janitors Sue For Training, OT Pay
• Verizon Threatens To Suspend Striking Workers' Benefits
• Ford Model-Poaching Suit Is In: Judge
• Morgan Keegan Hit With OT, Retaliation Suit
• Brocade Loses TRO Bid In Software Trade Secrets Suit
• Girl Scouts Hit With OT, Travel Time Class Action
• AT&T Workers' Identity Theft Claims Preempted By NLRA
• Motorola Sued Over Workers' Chemical Exposure
• Calif. Worker Rights End After 12 Weeks Leave: Court
• USAPA Loses Bid To Dismiss US Airways' Suit
• 3rd Circ. Clarifies Cat's Paw Ruling In Cop Firing Case
• United Settles With Skycaps Over Baggage Fee Policy
• Bloomberg Beats EEOC Maternity Bias Claims
• Q&A With Jackson Lewis' Mia Farber
• Insurer, Sandi Spar Over DynCorp Iraqi Workers' Comp
• Former CFO Says Lauder Heir Owes $6M In Severance
• RBC To Pay $5M To Settle Brokers' Wage Suit
• Shaping Your Policy Shield Against Class Actions
• MGA Sanctions Unlikely In O'Melveny Bratz Fee Row
• Boastful Ex-Kasowitz Lawyer Sues Firm For $78M
• Union Loses WARN Fight Against US Steel
• 3rd Circ. Calls Conoco Asbestos Exposure 'Serious'
• Trainer Said Film Producer Groped Assistant: Atty
• Judicial Watch Sues NLRB For Boeing Complaint Docs
• Pa. Hospital Group Sued Over Meal Break Policy
• Ogletree Deakins Adds Ex-Haynes & Boone Immigration Pro
• IBM Wants Call Center Worker Class Decertified
• BellSouth Managers Win Conditional Cert. In OT Suit
• EEOC Sues Old Dominion Over Alcoholic Driver Policy
• Construction Co. Blasts Workers' Tolling Bid In OT Suit
• Ex-RSGI Bankers Take Arbitration Dispute To High Court
• 6th Circ. Nixes Air Traffic Privatization Suit
• Gundlach Says He Barred Use Of TCW Secrets At New Co.
• Covington, Katz Get OK To Settle Heller Suits For $8.5M
• Q&A With Barnes & Thornburg's Kyle Kirwan
• Archie Comic CEO Barred From Office, For Now
• Implications Of Blanco V. Bath Iron Works
• Film Producer Harassed Assistant Off-Screen, Jury Hears
• AllianceBernstein Claims Ex-Adviser Poached Clients
• Wal-Mart Pays $2M To Settle Suit Over COLI Policies
• Ex-TCW Head Mulled Move To WAMCO Before Firing
• Food Network Hits Back In Producer's Contract Suit
• ARB Breaks New Ground In FedEx Whistleblower Case
• A&P, OfficeMax Strike Deal In Exec Poaching Suit
• Former Brocade CEO Settles SEC Backdating Suit
• Schumer Calls For Background Checks On Utility Workers
• Dismissal Of LIRR Harassment Suit Upheld By 2nd Circ.
• Starbucks Pays $1.6M To Settle Managers' OT Action
• 2nd Circ. Revives Black Fireman's Title VII Suit
• Seagate Workers Can Bring Age Bias Action Over Layoffs
• Q&A With Tripp Scott's Paul Lopez
• Ex-NY Life VP Sues Over Bonus, Severance
• TGI Friday's Sued Over Off-The-Clock Tip Distribution
• Wanted: Independent Contractors
• Irell Decries Ex-Partner's Sex Bias Claim Against Chu
• Sanofi Says Sales Rep OT Suit Exploits FLSA Loophole
• NLRB Drawn Into Verizon, Union Labor Fight
• HP Sales Commissions Class Action Gets The Boot
• Citigroup Says Former VP Stole Confidential Data
• Feds Deny Classified Report In GM Hybrid Secrets Case
• MetLife Shells Out $2M To End Underwriters' OT Suit
• CDI Gets Stark Act Claim Tossed In Medicare FCA Suit
• NLRB Balks At Congressional Subpoena Over Boeing Case
• 9th Circ. Revives LA Sheriffs' Civil Rights Claims
• 5 Hour Energy Co. Says Ex-Worker Stole Formulas
• 9th Circ. Revives FCA Suit Against School Operator
• Job Applicants Can't Sue For Retaliation: 4th Circ.
• Former FECI Exec Halts SEC Case For Legal Fee Fight
• 6th Circ. Nixes Class Cert. In Blue Cross ERISA Suit
• Stryker Unit Dodges Zimmer's Sanctions Bid
• Merrill Wants Sex Bias, OT Action Moved To Texas
• Clergy Exemption May Hurt Competition, High Court Told
• Merchandiser Hits Kraft Foods With Wage Class Action
• Phone-Hacking Fallout: Lessons For Employers
• Q&A With Venable's Rich Frey
• AutoZone Class Says Worker Was Fired Over OT Suit
• NLRB Orders Calif. Paper To Rehire Fired Reporters
• Verizon Wins Injunction Against Striking Workers
• Mattel Fights $310M Verdict In Bratz IP Row
• Ex-TCW Investment Head Denies Stealing Trade Secrets
• 10th Circ. Won't Revive El Paso Workers' Pension Suit
• Bubba Gump Shrimp Hit With Wage Class Action
• FLSA Cert. Process Challenged In Light Of Dukes
• Harry & David Wins OK Of Ch. 11 Plan After PBGC Deal
• Cigna Must Pay For Construction Co.'s Lead Fumes Defense
• Supervalu Truckers Lose 8th Circ. Appeal Over Fees
• 8th Circ. Revives ERISA Suit Over 1-Person Agreements
• Agency Botched Employment Background Checks: Suit
• Marsh & McLennan Settles Analysts' OT Suit
• An Employee Benefits View Of Same-Sex Marriage In NY
• Welspun Unit Slapped With Overtime Action
• After 1st Circ. Loss, AA Porters Seek New Trial
• ADT Workers Unfairly Fired Over FLSA Docs: Judge
• Fired Muslim Auditor Hits PwC With Bias Suit
• Ariz. Takes Immigration Law Fight To Supreme Court
• Nortel Settles ERISA MDL For $21.5M
• DOL To Implement New Tool To Uncover Pay Bias
• 7th Circ. Nixes CUNA Sick Leave Action
• Raymour & Flanigan Managers Sue For OT Pay
• Retirement Incentives Violated ADEA: 8th Circ.
• S&N Relator Seeks Sales Docs For Non-US Goods
• Calif. Court Allows 'Me Too' Evidence In Sex Bias Case
• Employment Disability Class Actions Post-ADAAA
• Ex-Worker Hits Princeton Club With $10M Bias Suit
• Activision Wants Docs Back In 'Call of Duty' Suit
• BofA Says Dukes Thwarts Sex Bias Action
• E&Y To Face Suit Over $2B Broadcom Backdating Scheme
• US Seeks Arbitration In Guatemala Labor Dispute
• Ex-TCW Head Made Threats, Citigroup Adviser Says
• Offer To Plaintiff Doesn't Moot OT Action: 9th Circ.
• Judge Upholds NYC's Project Labor Agreements
• Verizon Sues To Curb Union Strike Tactics
• ITT Beats FCA Suit Over Financial Aid Bonuses
• Most Claims Stand In Securities Suit Over Vioxx Risks
• Ex-Stroock Partner Sues Over Retirement Benefits
• Dole, Shell Sued Over Chemical At Farms In Philippines
• IAP Says FOIA Release Would Breach Trade Secrets
• Swift Faces Class Action Over Background Checks
• Zurich Aims To Duck Coverage In 4 Contract Suits
• Point-Counterpoint: Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Rules
• Creditors Push For Harry & David Ch. 11 Deal
• Attys See Lessons In NLRB Social Media Stats
• Barclays Seeks Dismissal Of $500M Lehman Bonus Suit
• SC Gov. Dodges Boeing Unions' Suit
• Biamp Can't Appeal Trade Secrets Loss: 10th Circ.
• For-Profit College Co. Made $11B In False Claims: US
• Attys In Lufkin Bias Suit May Get Higher Fees: 5th Circ.
• Trust Seeks High Court Revival Of Reliance ERISA Suit
• 7th Circ. Says Bias Laws Don't Allow 'Token Exception'
• Boeing Looks To Toss Ex-Auditor's False Claims Suit
• Rumsfeld Can Be Sued For Torture Damages: 7th Circ.
• Contractor Sues DuPont For Overtime Pay
• Clinic's Unsupervised Heart Tests Violated FCA: Suit
• NLRB Head 'Surprised' By House Committee's Subpoena
• Ex-Directors Guild Lawyer Alleges Sex Discrimination
• Ex-Schering Sales Reps Prevail In FLSA Suit
• 2nd Circ. Asks NY High Court For Guidance On Bias Suit
• NYPD Sergeants Not Exempt From OT Laws: 2nd Circ.
• Narrowed Classes: Statistical Differences And Damages
• JPMorgan Gets Claims Trimmed From ERISA Action
• Jury Frees US Training Center Of Ex-Workers' FCA Suit
• SunTrust Claims Ex-Employees Stole Clients, Secrets
• Ex-Westar CEO Strikes Deal For $39M In Pay, Fees
• Aon Hits Ex-Workers With Trade Secrets Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court Revives AMD Sabbatical Pay Action
• OSHA's Whistleblower Changes Draw Measured Praise
• DHL Dodges Delivery Driver Overtime Action
• Temp-Air Sues Ex-Employee, Rival Over Alleged Poaching
• Ex-Cisco Engineer Charged With Hacking
• Caution: Misclassified 'Independent Contractors'
• JBS Fails To Cut Workers From EEOC Bias Suit
• Q&A With Ogletree Deakins' Douglas Farmer
• Koch Foods, Plant Workers Settle Wage-And-Hour Action
• Conoco Hit With Investor Suit Over Exec Payment Plan
• Mattel To Pay MGA $310M In Bratz Trade Secrets Battle
• TCW Exec Says Ex-Investment Head Lambasted Staff
• NFL Players Approve New 10-Year Labor Contract
• 'Big Brother' Producer Sues Talent Agency For $10M
• Judge Says Kaplan Relator Didn't Break FCA Seal
• Retaliation Claim Subject To 4-Year Limit: 9th Circ.
• Security Guards Cry Foul Over Mets OT Pay
• Parents Fight Lesbian Partner For Cozen Atty's Benefits
• Proskauer Client Can't Blame Firm For $52M Arbitration Loss
• State Street Can't Shake Investors' ERISA, Fraud Claims
• CFTC Finalizes Whistleblower, Swap Data Rules
• Lawyers Call For EEOC Guidance On Leave Under ADA
• Ameriprise Bias Suit Flounders Amid Copying Revelations
• Prohibiting Discrimination Based On Unemployment
• Embracing The 'Nons'
• Jurors Hear TCW Employee Hid Data In Bra
• Lawyers Say NBA's Legal Move A Slam Dunk
• Kiewit Workers Didn't Threaten Violence: DC Circ.
• J-M Blasts Temp Atty Use In McDermott Malpractice Suit
• Qimonda Strikes $35M Deal In WARN Act Suit
• Duke Lacrosse DNA Tester Can't Revive Contract Claims
• Levenfeld Nabs Litigation Partners From Pedersen, Minkow
• KemPharm Exec Can't Dodge Shire's Contract Claims
• Revisiting Football Labor Disputes Decided In Minn.
• Interpretation Of Arbitration Provision Post-Concepcion
• AT&T Unit Faces FMLA Suit Over Absence Policy
• Judge Trims Boehringer Sales Reps' OT Class Action
• Ex-Employee Accuses NBA Unit Of Sex Bias
• TCW Says Its Ex-Investment Head Plotted To Exit
• Ex-Ropes & Gray Atty Accuses Firm Of Race Bias
• 6th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of CMA Awards Bias Claims
• Feds Fail To Keep FCA Docs Sealed In Omnicare Case
• Gilead Tries To Nix Whistleblower's Retaliation Suit
• Costco Paycheck Deductions Didn't Violate FLSA: Judge
• NBA Sues To Block Players Union's Antitrust Shot
• Morgan Lewis Adds Immigration Pro From WilmerHale
• Employment Litigation And Insurance Coverage
• Ex-TCW Worker Denies Using Data To Launch Rival Co.
• Feds Challenge Ala. Immigration Law
• Exotic Dancers Win Initial OK For Wage Action Deal
• NJ Settles Race Bias Suit Over Police Promotion Test
• Trinity Workers Win Conditional Cert. In OT Suit
• Ex-Loan Officer Hits SunTrust With OT Class Action
• IT Workers Tell 9th Circ. EDS Owes Them Overtime
• Horvitz & Levy Sued Over Missed Deadline In Firing Suit
• Schiff Hardin Lures Ex-Arkin Kaplan Partner In NY
• Union Debts Drive RI City Into Ch. 9 Bankruptcy
• Waiving PAGA Action In Employment Arbitration Agreement
• A 1-2 Punch For Organized Labor