Employment Archive » December, 2011

Employment - December, 2011

233 articles

• NLRB Delays Notice-Posting Rule At Court's Request
• Bathroom Camera Counts As Privacy Invasion: Iowa Court
• TRW Retirees Told To Arbitrate In Health Plan Suit
• Court Strikes Down Idaho's New Right-To-Work Laws
• Pilots Seek Better Pension Award From High Court
• Aon Wins Solicitation Ban Against Ex-Exec, Alliant
• WTC Debris Hauling Bosses Charged With $1M Union Fraud
• PwC Paid Female Director Less Than Male Colleagues: Suit
• Clash Media Worker Wrongly Fired Over Groupon Deal: Suit
• No Mandated Meals If Work Is On Wheels
• BofA Plan Participants Ask 4th Circ. To Revive Case
• WPIX Loses Bid To Nix Ex-News Director's Age Bias Suit
• YRC Unit Hit With $22M Hostile Workplace Verdict
• Ex-International Paper Workers Face Trade Secrets Suit
• Congress Approves Two-Month Payroll Tax Deal
• 8th Circ. Won't Reboot Sex Bias Suit Against Xcel
• Kentucky High Court Backs Miners In Black Lung Case
• 8th Circ. Says Ex-Grainger Worker Can't Prove Race Bias
• Public Defender Accuses NJ Office Of Race Bias
• New DOT Rules Limit Truckers' Workweek To 70 Hours
• Judge Drops Revived UnitedHealth Kickback Suit
• UPS Pilots Sue Over Exclusion From FAA Fatigue Rules
• BofA, Merrill Settle Senior Specialists' OT Action
• 5th Circ. Reinstates Woodforest Bank Race Bias Suit
• When To Call The Feds For Trade Secret Theft
• NY Court Sets Test For Summary Judgment In Bias Cases
• Mine Operators Must Report More Safety Info: SEC
• EA Can't Kill Activision's $400M 'Call Of Duty' Claims
• Verizon Unit's Win Against 2 Wage Class Members Upheld
• NY Pension Funds Push Goldman, JPMorgan On Clawbacks
• Security Co. Seeks To Derail Worker Action Based On Dukes
• Men's Wearhouse Struck With Manager OT Class Action
• Dow Scientist Gets 7 Years For Trade Secret Theft
• Sen. Eyes Source Of Bechtel Whistleblower Defense Cash
• State Troopers Sue Neb. Officials Over New Pension Costs
• Tris Pharma Kicks Cough Syrup Infringement Claims
• 5th Circ. Asked Not To Rehear MediQuip Insurance Tiff
• FAA Finalizes Overhaul Of Pilot Fatigue Rule
• Rambus Reaches $11M Truce In Stock Options Suit
• Worker's Migraines Can't Carry ADA Claims: 10th Circ.
• Monster Accuses Ex-VP Of Creeping Off With Workers
• Kellogg Can't Decertify FLSA Class Of Bakery Workers
• Joint Support For Joint Sessions
• NLRB Finalizes Union Election Rule, US Chamber Sues
• UT Immune From Wrongful Termination Suit: 5th Circ.
• Ex-Players' Suit Says NFL Ignored Head Injury Risks
• Asthma Center Nurse's ADA Suit Time-Barred: 2nd Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Toss Of Jersey Cops' Steroid Suit
• 11th Circ. Lets Tyson Off Hook In Sexual Harassment Fight
• Sam Adams Brewer Ends Contract Row With Ex-Exec, Anchor
• 1st Circ. Upholds RI Immunity In Enviro Cops' FLSA Suit
• SoCal Gas Workers Denied Class Status In OT Case
• Ex-Amdocs IT Workers Win Cert. In OT Action
• Boeing Programmers' Cert. Bid Denied In Wage Suit
• Ex-Morgan & Finnegan Attys Fight Trustee's Fee Claims
• House Rejects Payroll Tax Cut Extension
• Electrocuted Worker Needed Better Training: 10th Circ.
• Case Study: Richmond V. Aumtech
• 9th Circ. Remands Calif. Workers' Health Insurance Suit
• US V. Chung — A Study Of Economic Espionage
• 5th Circ. Revives Whistleblower Suit V. Credit Union
• Tyco Asks 2nd Circ. To Reopen Suit Against Ex-Chief
• RPI Coating Fined $1.65M Over Plant Fire Deaths
• 9th Circ. Sends Employee Outburst Row Back To NLRB
• DOJ Won't Probe Fair Labor Collegiate Apparel Plan
• NLRB Battles For Union Rights Posters In Court
• NYU Sacked Professor Over James Franco's D Grade: Suit
• CDI Defenses Slashed In Medicare Kickback Suit
• Acosta Merchandisers Win Conditional Cert. In OT Action
• Ex-Deloitte Workers Win Cert. Bid In OT Case
• Perry Not Liable for Texas Day Laborer Law: Judge
• Accommodating Religious Beliefs In The Workplace
• Oracle Wrongly Denied Severance After Sun Deal: Suit
• Ex-Boeing Unit Worker Denies Swiping Trade Secrets
• DOJ Dodges Privacy Suit Over Job Applicants' Records
• Medal Of Honor Recipient Drops BAE Defamation Suit
• Comcast CEO Fined Over HSR Notification Violations
• TRW Hit With Class Action Over Retiree Health Benefits
• Twin City Transit Inks Deal Ending Drivers' Race Bias Suit
• 24 Hour Fitness Workers Want Arbitrations Kept In Calif.
• Defense Analyst Accuses DOD Agency Of Workplace Racism
• DC Circ. Upholds Unionization Rule For Air, Rail Workers
• UPS Settles EEOC Disability Bias Suit Over Deaf Worker
• Global Recruitment And Social Media Hiring Traps
• Hispanic De Beers VP Claims Racial Bias In CEO Promotion
• AK Steel Faces ERISA Action Over Retiree Health Plans
• 7th Circ. Restarts SC Johnson Whisteblower's Fraud Suit
• Citi To Appeal Arbitration Denial In FLSA Dispute
• DOL Can Back McGraw-Hill ERISA Appeal: 2nd Circ.
• Littler Teams With Mexican Attys To Open 2 New Offices
• NBA Fired Security Officer Over Sex Bias Claims: Suit
• Steve & Barry's Parent Dodges Mass Layoff Suit
• Obama Moves To Extend Wage Protections To Home Care
• New And Improved Whistleblower Incentives
• Blackstone, Hotel Chef Cook Up Deal To End OT Action
• 6th Circ. Upholds Liz Claiborne's Win In Age Bias Suit
• Judge Pares Countrywide OT Competition Claims
• Citing Dukes, Judge Kills Lockheed Workers' Class Cert. Bid
• Jackson Lewis Scores Weintraub Employment Trio
• Cancer Institute Says Doctor Stole $1B In Research
• Unreported Preshift Work Doesn't Mandate OT: 7th Circ.
• Obama Names 2 Nominees To Short-Staffed NLRB
• Judge Presses For Sex, Race Bias Probe Of BofA Branch
• Imperial Sugar Blast Coverage Suits Will Be Heard In Ga.
• Judge Rebukes Boeing Whistleblower By Nixing Suit
• CVS Managers Seek Judge's OK In $10M Wage Settlement
• Delivery Workers Chew Out Wrigley For Stiffing Them On OT
• Drivers' Wage Action Against Werner Stalls Out
• 6th Circ. Says Job, Not $4.4M, Is Proper Award For Vet
• Sernak Resolves Claims It Favors Visa Holders
• Incorporating Compliance Into Corporate Culture
• 4th Circ. Revives Contract Claim Over 'Dictatorial' Boss
• Holtec Settles Trade Secret Theft Suit Against Ex-Workers
• Heller Ehrman Claims Can Stay In Bankruptcy Court: Judge
• House OKs Payroll Tax Cut With Keystone Strings Attached
• Holland & Knight Bests Ex-Partner's Age Bias Suit
• Albuquerque Discriminates Against Black Workers: NAACP
• DC Circ. Revives Part Of PBGC Workplace Bias Suit
• Int'l Bakeries Exec's Insurers Off Hook For $56M: 8th Circ.
• Boeing, Brek Can't Dodge Ex-Auditor's False Claims Suit
• Calif. OT Law Covers Out-Of-State Workers: 9th Circ.
• Friendly's $267M Debt Transfer Was Legal: PE Owner
• NY Post Pressman Minority Bias Suit Fails In 2nd Circ.
• Monsanto Workers Win Class Cert. In Wage Action
• 'Streamlining' Union Organizing Campaigns
• $2M Deal Ends Blockbuster Sexual Harassment Suit
• Ex-Dow Scientist Faces 87 Months For Economic Espionage
• DSE Pushes For Whistleblower Deposition In FCA Suit
• Judge Grants Class Cert. In Whirlpool Benefits Action
• Boeing Seeks To Block Cert. In Programmers' Wage Case
• Canada, US Steel End Dispute Over Stelco Deal
• Calif. Wal-Mart Employees Launch OT Class Action
• Telemarketers Call Out Comcast In OT Class Action
• Kmart Loss Prevention Managers Sue Over OT
• 3rd Circ. Douses NJ Fire Dept.'s Residency Rule As Unjust
• HP Sales Reps Lose Class Cert. Bid In OT Suit
• SEC Targets Glaxo Unit Over Underpriced Stock Buybacks
• Tips For Building An Anti-Corruption Compliance Program
• Implications Of Ramirez-Villalpando V. Holder
• Supreme Court To Rule On Blocked Ariz. Immigration Law
• Supreme Court Scraps Madoff Victim Coverage Suit
• CVS Gets Green Light For $34M Wage Action Settlement
• Cashier Must Go Solo In 99 Cents Only Seating Action
• BAE Manager Says Ex-Marine Made Up Retaliation Claim
• DOL Backs Rehearing Bid In McGraw-Hill ERISA Appeal
• House GOP Ties Keystone To Payroll Tax Cut Bill
• Abercrombie Asks 10th Circ. To Cast Off Headscarf Ruling
• Imperial Sugar Can't Move Explosion Coverage Suit
• NYPD Detectives Sue City Over Overtime Pay
• Deputies Urge 9th Circ. To Revive OT Action
• 6th Circ. Backs Ex-B. Braun Worker In Off-Label Drug Case
• Escalating Consequences Of A Bad Hair Day
• Lessons From EEOC Disability Discrimination Suits
• Kansas City SWAT Cops Get Conditional Cert In OT Action
• NLRB Drops Boeing Case On Heels Of Union Deal
• Dr Pepper Ordered To Pay $18.3M In Age Bias Suit
• Drivers Tell Vocal 9th Circ. That Affinity Dodged OT
• Toyota Asks 9th Circ. To Uphold $2.6M Arbitration Award
• Mexican Co. Must Face Oil Workers' Suit Over Sunken Ship
• DOL Aims To Increase Contractors' Disability Hires
• Ex-Airline Worker's $1M Gay Bias Award Upheld In Maine
• Insurer Must Defend BestComp Under E&O Policy: 5th Circ.
• Littler Boosts Benefits Group With Deloitte Labor Pro
• DOJ Pans For-Profit College Co.'s Bid To Nix Fraud Suit
• How The Supreme Court Will Tackle Health Care Reform
• Ex-Employee Hits TradingScreen With Retaliation Claims
• Ratified Boeing Contract Extension Could End NLRB Suit
• Cures For The Common Closing
• Judge Recused Over Mom's Shares Back On Bench
• Nonprofit Can't Get EEOC's Obesity Suit Thrown Out
• Firefighters Sue Halliburton, Others For Iraq OT Pay
• House OKs Bill To Boost Congress' Power Over Regulations
• Power Line Can't Zap Overtime Class Action
• Summit Partners Settles Sudden-Termination Claims
• Ice Co. Antitrust Qui Tam Suit A Retread Of MDL: Judge
• Employment MVP: Sheppard Mullin's Richard Simmons
• Minority NY Post Workers Ask 2nd Circ. To Reopen Bias Suit
• Ex-BofA Workers Say Bank Mismanaged Retirement Fund
• Temp Agency Adecco Settles Technicians' OT Action
• Security Guard Claims Kroger's Pay Policies Are Rotten
• Archer Daniels To Shell Out $1.3M In Don-Doff Settlement
• Littler Brings Venable Labor Pro To LA Offices
• Aerospace Pays $2.5M To End Fight Over Absentee Worker
• Willis Group To Settle Sex Bias Suit For $11.6M
• The Danger Of Self-Incriminating Self-Assessments
• The Widening World Of Workplace Liability
• D&B Settles Suit Claiming Equifax Tried To Poach Farmers
• Drake Beam Consultants Win Conditional Cert. In OT Case
• Calif. Top Court Asked To Mull 'Rolling 5' In Brinker Case
• DLA Piper Says Ex-Secretary Can't Sue For Harassment
• 11th Circ. Sides With Transgender Worker In Sex Bias Suit
• Employment MVP: Gibson Dunn's Bill Kilberg
• NFL-Favored Painkiller Upped Concussion Risk: Players
• Enforcing USDA Contractor Compliance With Labor Laws
• Alpha To Pay $209M For Deadly Massey Blast
• The Student/Teacher Bond: How Close Is Too Close?
• Greenberg Boosts Labor Group With 4 Day Pitney Attys
• Bain Capital Wants Samsonite Labor Suit Sent Packing
• Lehman MDL Plaintiffs Settle With Underwriters For $417M
• NFL Head Injury Suits Remain In Calif. Federal Court
• Union Scores Seat On AMR Creditors Committee
• Hospital Can Use Hearsay To Bar Worker's Threats: Court
• Calif. High Court Disbars Ex-KB Homes CEO
• Granite Rock Strike Case Denied High Court Review
• Employment MVP: Greenberg Traurig's Mark Kemple
• Ex-MF Global Managers Sue Corzine, Directors
• Thermos Wins Another Round In Asbestos Coverage Suit
• DOL Targets Fraudulent Group Insurance Plans
• High Court Won't Weigh FCA's Scope In Blackstone Case
• Taco Bell Crew Sues Over Shoe Deductions
• Supreme Court Refuses To Pick Up AT&T Benefits Action
• Wal-Mart, Merrill Shell Out $13.5M To End ERISA Action
• Other Practice Makes Perfect: The Legacy Of Ledbetter
• Same-Sex Couples, Different Tax Treatment
• Employment MVP: Orrick's Lynne Hermle
• Judge OKs Ex-Boeing Worker's False Claims Dismissal
• House GOPs Aim To Kill Regulations
• Pfizer Can't Shake Birth Defect Suit Over Worker's Child
• Baristas Want Starbucks To Pour Out $32M In Tip Pool Suit
• English Is Not Your Exclusive Company Language
• NLRA Doesn't Preempt RI Hotel Worker Law: 1st Circ.
• Ill. High Court Broadens Noncompete Enforceability
• Jackson Lewis Launches St. Louis Office With New Hire
• ABM Janitors Fend Off Bid To Decertify OT Action
• Calif. Court Reopens Thrifty Payless Worker's Firing Suit
• Discovery Accused of Stealing 'All-American Muslim' Idea
• 'House' Producers Accused Of Drinking, Sex Face Trial
• House OKs Bill To Override NLRB Union Election Changes
• Unions Accept Wage, Benefits Cuts From Bankrupt A&P
• Foot Locker Can't Appeal Class Bid Despite Dukes: Ill. Court
• Employment MVP: Sidley Austin's Douglas Hart
• Workplace Harassment Is Not Always About Gender
• Judge Won't Boot Jackson Lewis From Bus Co. OT Suit