Employment Archive » May, 2012

Employment - May, 2012

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• Activision Ends 'Call Of Duty' Contract Row With Ex-Employees
• AGR Says Ex-VP Ran Off With Trade Secrets, Customers
• REIT Shareholders Frustrated As Exec Pay Surpasses Returns
• SeaWorld's Unsafe Conditions Led To Trainer's Death: Judge
• Federal Retirees' SSNs Exposed On Postcards, OPM Says
• St. Jude Pumps Out $4M To End Heart Implant FCA Suit
• Title VII Doesn't Protect Breast Pumping, 5th Circ. Hears
• Kleiner Perkins Blasts Female Partner's Sex Bias Claims
• Nordstrom Can't Halt Wage Action During 9th Circ. Appeal Fight
• Doubtful Judge Delays Class Cert. In AIG Wage Battle
• Pay Practices Could Define Market Making Under Dodd-Frank
• Brinker Ruling Dooms Meal Break Class, H&R Block Says
• Extending Qualified Immunity To Private Individuals
• Top 10 Things To Know About Mediation
• 1st Circ. Finds DOMA Unconstitutional
• NLRB's 3rd Report On Social Media Its Best Yet, Attys Say
• Bill Barring Bias Over Religious Garb Clears Calif. Assembly
• Calif. Assembly OKs Bill Shielding Jobless From Hiring Bias
• House GOP Challenges NLRB Notice Posting Rule In DC Circ.
• Quest Took $26M Through False Claims, Ex-Manager Says
• Houston Firefighters Recover $2.3M From City In OT Dispute
• Title VII Protects Nursing Moms, Doctors Tell 5th Circ.
• Contractors Say DC Hiring Law Is Unconstitutional
• Siemens Accused Of Poaching Workers To Nab Big Clients
• Bill To Expand Family Leave Rights Heads To Calif. Senate
• EEOC Wins Retaliation Ruling Over Cognis Worker's Firing
• Olympus Quells Contract Feud With Ousted CEO
• Frank Floats Bill To Deny Clawback Coverage For Execs
• Dangers Of Improper Workplace Labeling
• NFL Players Union Defeats Retirees In Suit Over CBA Talks
• NLRB Resignation May Recharge Nomination Battles
• Whistleblower Takes Home $14.5M In BofA Mortgage Deal
• JOBS Act May Cause D&O Coverage Concerns, Report Says
• Labor Dept. Beats Trade Groups' Tip Rule Challenge
• KFC Says Dukes, Brinker Kill Meal Break Class Action
• Best Buy Defeats Vacation Day Pay Suit By SoCal Managers
• NJ Atty Hits Ex-Firm With Whistleblower Suit Over Runner Use
• Judge Won't Force Wash. AG To Alter ACA Challenge
• CVS Can't Shake Pharmacists' Damages Claim In Wage Suit
• Stats Needn't Cover All Excuses For Disparate Impact: 9th Circ.
• SG Asks Justices To Wait For Better Supervisor Liability Case
• Unserved Summons Lets VC Firm Off Hook In Derivative Suit
• Social Media: A Danger To Company IP
• McDonald's Escapes Class Claims In Race Discrimination Suit
• 'Quickie Elections'? Not So Fast, NLRB
• Dewey & LeBoeuf Files For Bankruptcy
• SP Newsprint Gets $5M Secrets Suit Against Employees Stayed
• 6th Circ. Loosens Causation Standard For ADA Suits
• 6th Circ. Nixes KeyCorp ERISA Case Over Lack Of Injury
• E&Y Wants 2nd Circ. To Halt Cert. Bid In Class Waiver Case
• State Workers Can't Get FMLA Damages, Iowa High Court Says
• NJ Assembly Backs Minimum Wage Hike Over Biz Opposition
• DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional In Calif. Same-Sex Benefits Suit
• Greenberg Beefs Up Labor Group With Constangy Atty
• Texas Co. Says Cybex Stole Secrets, Muscled Competition
• AMR Judge Urges Airline, Unions To Cut A Deal
• Social Media Privacy Law Clears Calif. Senate
• Ohio Latest To Float Bill On Workers' Facebook Passwords
• Wal-Mart Withholds Background Check Info, Suit Says
• Cat's Paw Creates Worker Liability For Retaliation: 7th Circ.
• Individual Worker Inquiries Doom Joe's Crab Shack Class
• Who's Entitled To Calif. Wage, Hour Attorneys' Fees?
• Ohio High Court Snuffs Challenge To Workplace Smoking Ban
• Mergers Can Start Noncompete Clocks, Ohio Court Says
• Judge To Deny AT&T Store Managers' PAGA Claim In OT Case
• Hennessy Stems Tide Of Calif. Asbestos Losses
• CEO Retaliation Claims Are Calif.'s Biz, Not Del.'s, Court Says
• LA's $890M Railcar Contract Award Meets Buy America Regs
• Ex-Goldberg Weprin Atty Accuses Firm Of Sex Bias
• EEOC Loses Bid For Broad Genetic Bias Probe Of Nestle
• BofA Hiring Practices Shut Out Older Workers, Applicant Says
• Security Firm Says Ex-Exec Helping Rival Nab Army Contract
• Pilots Can't Appeal AMR Ruling Straight To 2nd Circ.
• Lack Of Licensing Deal Sacks Ex-NFL Players' Royalty Suit
• Inside NJ's Trade Secrets Act
• Senate Democrats Relaunch Paycheck Fairness Act
• Paramount Pays $19M To End 'Transformers 3' Head Injury Suit
• NFL Players Accuse League Of Collusion On Salaries
• Title VII Doesn't Bar Bias Over Immigrant Status: 7th Circ.
• Zee Wants 2nd Shot At Williams Mullen IP Malpractice Suit
• NJ Panel Advances Bill Speeding Class Cert. Appeals
• White House Orders Gov't Agencies To Take Data Mobile
• Citizens Bank Managers Win Class Status In OT Fight
• US Says Seedco Scammed $8M In NYC Job Assistance Funds
• Md. Workers' Comp Insurance Giant Goes Private
• AMR Officer Says Unions Not Alone In Facing Cuts In Ch. 11
• NY Corporate Attys File $1M Suit Over Soured Partnership
• 4 Labor Attys Jump To Schuyler Roche From K&L Gates
• NLRB Overreached With Union Posting Rule, DC Circ. Hears
• Duane Morris Work Safety Pro Jumps To Ogletree Deakins
• Ill. Legislature Bans Employer Access To Facebook Passwords
• Time For A Fresh Look At Background Check Practices
• Employers Only Liable For Workers' Asbestos Ills: Calif. Court
• Xe's Arbitration Bid Denied In Misclassification Suit
• ADA Doesn't Shield Medical Marijuana Users, 9th Circ. Says
• Ex-Cozen Atty's Bonus Evidence 'Worthless,' Judge Says
• Kleiner Perkins Partner Launches Sex Bias, Retaliation Suit
• JPMorgan Sued By Employees Over $2B Trading Loss
• Judge Further Trims Ex-LA Times Publisher's Firing Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Hear DOMA Appeal En Banc In Benefits Case
• Crossmark Reaches $1M Deal To End Wage Class Action
• Whistleblower Protection Only Goes So Far
• Best Practices For Corporate Social Responsibility
• Baker & McKenzie Snags Benefits Tax Atty For DC Office
• Exxon Defeats Calif. Plant Workers' OT Class Action
• Former NLRB Member Becker Heads Back To AFL-CIO
• Corzine Made $8.5M In 2011 Before MF Global Collapsed
• Breastfeeding Bias Is Sex Bias, EEOC Tells 5th Circ.
• Ex-Kaplan Employee's FCA Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Retirees Win Again In 9th Circ. Raytheon Benefit Battle
• Notre Dame, Others Join Fight Over Birth Control Mandate
• Mattress Firm Pays $1.6M To Put OT Class Action To Rest
• Dukes Might Not Kill Countrywide Workers' Class, Judge Says
• Class Action Waivers 'Emasculate' FLSA, 2nd Circ. Told
• High Court Rebuffs Ex-Northwest Worker's Pension Challenge
• AspenTech Wins Jury Verdict In IP Dispute Over Ex-Worker
• Paralegals Say Bankruptcy Firm Withheld Overtime Pay
• Simon Property Shareholders Nix $121.5M Exec Salary Plan
• How To Respond To ADA Accommodation Requests
• Extending Title VII To Transgender Protection
• DR Horton Can't Stop Arbitration In Citicorp FLSA Suit
• NDAA Contractor Pay, Commercial Item Changes Fail In House
• Title VII Doesn't Demand Bias As Sole Cause, DC Circ. Says
• AMR Judge Sets Ruling Deadline As Unions Present Case
• Calif. High Court Mulls Bar Admission For Illegal Immigrant
• SEC Digs Into Chipotle's Hiring Practices
• OSHA Steps Up Efforts To Revamp Whistleblower Program
• Texas High Court Upturns Stop-Loss Insurance Classification
• Fed. Circ. Will Rehear Judicial Pay Case En Banc
• Latham Securities Litigator Jumps To K&L Gates In Portland
• Ex-Citadel Engineer Denies Trade Secrets Theft
• Staffing Co. Strikes $1.5M Deal To End Vacation Pay Suit
• HP Workers Win 2nd Bid For Certification In OT Suit
• 'Spider-Man' Producers Must Give Docs To Hurt Stuntman
• Hiring Incumbent Employees On Government Contracts
• Implications Of Sterling Chemicals V. Evans
• GOP To Wage War On ACA Regardless Of High Court Ruling
• Polsinelli Adds IP, Employment Litigator To Dallas Office
• Prof. Punished Over Anti-Muslim Facebook Posts Sues Purdue
• Robinson & Cole Adds PE, Employment Law Partners
• EEOC's Pay Bias Claims Nixed In Port Authority Atty Suit
• Stiefel Must Pay Sales Rep $1.5M In ERISA, Fraud Suit
• Mediation Board Tries To Boot American Airlines Union Suit
• 7th Circ. Upholds Pay Freezes For Ill. State Workers
• Del. Bill Protecting Workers' Facebook Passwords Advances
• DOL Ruling To Embolden Consumer Safety Whistleblowers
• Judge Trims Suit Over $1M Unreported SourceGas Merger Cash
• Express Scripts To Pay DOJ $2.75M Over Worker Drug Thefts
• A New Model For Rejecting Disparate Impact Class Claims
• Case Study: Sandager V. Dell Marketing
• Judge Says Brinker Shuts Out Meal Break Timing Class
• EEOC Says Ruling Validates Its Investigation Tactics
• Nonunion AMR Employees Can't Fend Off Wage Change
• Activision, EA Call Truce In 'Call Of Duty' Sabotage Fight
• Dunkin' Depositions Factor In Morgan & Morgan OT Suit DQ
• Texas Refiner Loses Appeal Of $5M Verdict For Hurt Worker
• Skadden Shakes Former Atty's Sex Discrimination Case
• Judge Allows Bigger Class In Merrill Race Bias Suit
• DOJ Defends $33M Fine Against Northrop Grumman
• Jenny Craig OT Suit Going To Arbitration Post-Concepcion
• Senate Advances Bill On Same-Sex Benefits For Gov't Workers
• Bishops Threaten Suit Over Contraception Coverage Rule
• Rethinking Common Wisdom Of 'Wage And Hour' Insurance
• Beware Of Sex Stereotyping In The Workplace
• Attys Against Prop 8 File Suit Over Calif. Teacher Laws
• Texas Led The Nation In Bias Charges Last Year, EEOC Says
• Ex-Brocade Worker Seeks Sanctions In Trade Secrets Case
• Activision Asks Judge To Delay 'Call Of Duty' IP Trial
• 4th Circ. Affirms Black Lung Benefits For Coal Miner's Widow
• NY Assembly OKs Minimum Wage Hike As GOP Foes Dig In
• NLRB Vows To Press On After Judge Voids Election Rule
• Ex-Deutsche Exec Pushes 2nd Circ. To Revive Bonus Suit
• Senate Bill Would Boost Whistleblowers' Chances In Court
• Ogletree Draws Brownstein Benefits Pro To Denver Office
• Steelworkers Say 6th Circ. Held Unfair Limits In ERISA Suit
• PBGC Sues Dewey For Control Of 'Underfunded' Pension Plans
• Amtrak Faces Wage Class Action After Failed Negotiations
• DOL Says Old H-2B Visa Rules In Effect, For Now
• Teamsters Victorious In Hostess Contract Fight
• Merrill Brokers Slam Bid To Limit Class Size In Bias Suit
• Whistleblowers Want $9M In Sun Microsystems Kickback Deal
• Trending Topic: Twitter's 'Innovator's Patent Agreement'
• UnitedHealth Seeks 3rd Circ. Win Over Coverage Denials
• 'Managing' LLC Liability Under Ore. Workers' Comp Law
• Judge Voids NLRB Union Election Rule
• 9th Circ. Says 'Knowing' Access Enough For HIPAA Breach
• Ministerial Exception Bars IVF-Related Firing Suit, Diocese Says
• NJ Bill Would Place Limits On Employer Credit Checks
• High Court Won't Touch Ceridian Data Breach Case
• Judge Flunks Part Of $11B FCA Suit Against College Co.
• High Court Won't Hear CUNA Retirees' Health Benefit Appeal
• E&Y Can't Force Arbitration Of OT Suit, 2nd Circ. Hears
• Best Buy Chairman Out After Staying Mum On Ex-CEO
• Lead Plaintiff In Red Robin OT Suit DQ'd For 'Harassing' Class
• Littler Mendelson Scoops Up Jackson Lewis Employment Vet
• Takeda Calls FCA Suit Over Unsafe Drug Interactions Baseless
• Williams Mullen Ducks Malpractice Suit In Trade Secrets Row
• Subjecting Foreign Corps. To Personal Jurisdiction
• Limiting The Application Of The CFAA And EEA
• Publicis Judge Calls Liberal Discovery 'Blackmail,' Plaintiffs Say
• Freight Co. Settles EEOC's 'Old Farts' Firings Suit
• 7th Circ. Deals Blow To DOL Interpretations Of The FLSA
• House Dems Push For Hearing On NLRB Leak Scandal
• 9th Circ. Doubts NFL Contract's Workers' Comp Limits
• DC Circ. Deals Trump Plaza A New Hand In NLRB Dispute
• Steelworkers Object To Pinnacle's $74M DIP Deal With Delta
• Reorganized Del. Diocese To Fund $64M Laity Pension Plan
• Stripper's Facebook Messages Aren't All Protected, Judge Says
• Ex-Mercury Execs Say SEC Destroyed Docs In Backdating Suit
• Brinker: How Break Policies Affect Class Certification
• Merrill Lynch Fails To Shake Suit Over Tardy Wage Payments
• Document Review Considerations
• Legal Group Says Calif. Pregnancy Law A Good Model For U.S.
• EEOC Keeps Fighting To Preserve Its Investigation Methods
• NJ Bill Protecting Workers' Facebook Passwords Advances
• AT&T Boss's 'Crude' Conduct Not Harassment, 6th Circ. Says
• 2nd Circ. Defends Starbucks' Pro-Union Pin Limiting Policy
• DR Horton Doesn't Kill PF Chang Arbitration Deal, Judge Says
• Bill To End Gay Bias In Workplace Gets New Life
• Dewey Faces Suit Over Layoffs As US Absorbs Pension Plan
• NLRB Nixes Lunch Break Claim Against Washington Post
• Calif. Assembly OKs Bill To Shield Workers' Facebook Logins
• PBGC Urges Teamsters, Hostess To Mind ERISA In Deal
• Judge Delays Wage-Change Ruling For AMR Agents
• Investment Firm Has Pro-Gay Bias, Says Ex-HR Director's Suit
• $1.7M Settlement Gets Green Light In Goodyear OT Suit
• Conduct A Pay Equity Audit — Before The EEOC Does
• 'Pink Slime' Meat Co. AFA Sued For Canning Workers
• Where Rubber Hits Road: Examples Of Alternative Fees
• Workers Can't Claim Retaliation For Internal Probes: 2nd Circ.
• Dems Propose Bill To Protect Employee Social Media Privacy
• 7th Circ. Says Admin OT Exemption Covers Pharma Sales Reps
• BofA's Exec Pay Plan Wins Investor Favor, Bucking Trend
• Boston Scientific Accuses St. Jude Of Stealing Sales Data
• Geek Squad Accuses Best Buy Of Wage And Hour Violations
• St. Paul Demands Copies Of Broncos' Insurance Policies
• Strapp, Horvitz Duck Malpractice Claims In Firing Row
• Ex-Netgear Engineer Convicted Of Stealing Marvell Secrets
• House Dem Wants NRC To Probe Staff Retaliation Claims
• Senate Approves Expanded Federal Whistleblower Protections
• Halliburton Claims Rival Snatched Employees, Clients
• Atty Misconduct Claims Can't Sink $2.5M Affinity OT Deal
• NY Advances Bill Requiring Caterers To Disclose Tip Policies
• Calif. Court Won't Revive 7-Eleven Payroll Suit
• Northrop Wins Arbitration In Laser System FCA Suit
• Jackson Lewis Grows Cincinnati Office With Keating Labor Atty
• A Layered Approach To Protecting CPSIA Whistleblowers
• Bill To Give Cos. Administrative Reliance Immunity Gets Boot
• Sempra Whistleblower Seeks Docs From 'Outsourced' SEC Probe
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Contractors' Suit Over NYC Labor Pacts
• Calif. Judge To Deny Class Cert. In Time Warner OT Suit
• Sen. Pushes NLRB Member To Resign Over 'Misconduct'
• Calif. Assembly Passes Bill To Cut OT From Fixed Salaries
• Helix Energy Execs Sued Over 2010 Executive Pay
• Calif. Senate Passes Bill For Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits
• 11th Circ. Won't Touch Home Depot ERISA Case
• 10th Circ. Reverses Insurer's Win In Haunted House Fall Suit
• 8th Circ. Again Finds EEOC Poorly Probed CRST Bias Claims
• Concepcion Doesn't Validate Unconscionable Contracts: Panel
• 2nd Circ. Chucks JPMorgan Retirees' Enron Loss Suit
• Sodexo Wins Dismissal Of 'Bare Bones' OT Class Action
• Making Sense Of Recent Labor Rules For Gov't Contractors
• Helpful Health Care Guidance From Iowa Supreme Court
• Clearing The Way For ERISA Trust Suits In 3rd Circuit
• Ford & Harrison Hangs On In Fidelity Class Fight
• Neb. Capital Considers Anti-Bias Law Despite AG's Opposition
• 6th Circ. Won't Revive Ex-Northwest Pilots' Age Case
• Chemist Gets 18 Months For Sanofi Trade Secrets Theft
• White House Touts ACA's Efforts To Boost Nursing Numbers
• New Calif. Pregnancy, Disability Regs Raise Eyebrows
• Ex-CFO Claims Tyco Owes Him $60M In Promised Payouts
• Employers Liable For Sex Orientation Bias: Conn. High Court
• Perkins Coie's Calif. Unit Illegally Deducted Pay, Suit Says
• Tyco Whistleblower Tells 3rd Circ. He Didn't Miss Deadline
• Seyfarth Says Thelen Trustee Win Would Make Ex-Attys 'Toxic'
• Bankrupt Arcapita Bank Allowed To Pay Workers, Vendors
• Religious Groups Can't Fight ACA Contraception Rule, US Says
• Costco Says Class Claims In Sex Bias Action Still Fall Short
• Merrill Wants Ex-Brokers Out Of Race Bias Suit
• PSS World Medical Sues Rival For Stealing Secrets
• Benefits Outweigh Risks In Criminal Background Checks
• Dismissing FCA Cases Over Relators' Objections
• Olsen Twins' Ex-Business Manager Sued By Former Employee
• Muslim Woman Wins $5M Verdict In AT&T Bias Case
• Diver Sues BP, Others Over Deepwater Cleanup Injuries
• Xerox Defends Right To End Benefits Before 2nd Circ.
• Judge OKs Firing Over Facebook 'Like,' But Appeal Looms
• Dewey Issues WARN Notice Signaling The End Is Near
• Bankrupt Tribune Gets Green Light For Up To $45M In Bonuses
• Judge Limits Extraterritorial Reach Of Calif. Wage Laws
• Farmers Adjusters Got No Remedy After Landmark OT Win: Suit
• Ex-NHL Players' Association Chief Joins Jackson Lewis
• Del. High Court Scraps Investor Suit Over Goldman Pay
• Ex-Home Mortgage Consultant Hits Wells Fargo With OT Suit
• Hostess Wins OK To Drop Contracts With Bakers Union
• Law360 Names Top Female Trial Attorneys
• Top Republican In NY Assembly Rips Minimum Wage Hike Bill
• SoCal Edison Refused To Pay OT Wages, Suit Says
• Ceragenix Attacks Ousted Exec's $10M SOX Complaint
• Property Owners Lose When 'Occupiers' Win
• SC Gov. Haley Didn't Act Against Unions, 4th Circ. Affirms
• Grassley Lambasts IRS' Slow Pace On Whistleblower Cases
• Citing Brinker, Judge Denies Cert. In Calif. Meal Break Case
• Ex-Worker Slams Trade Secret Claim In San Diego Contract Row
• PAGA Action Withstands Nordstrom's Legal Broadside
• BP Fights To Keep Suit Over Retirement Losses Shut Down
• Genzyme Irons Out FCA Suits Over Surgery Product Marketing
• Pension Funds Get Cert. In $227M Madoff-Related ERISA Suit
• Judge Cuts Claims From FCA Case Over Asian Tech Imports
• SEIU To Drop Ballot Proposals In Deal With Hospital Group
• Groups Fear Obama Order Sends Excessive Power Overseas
• Foreign Workers Can't Sue Verizon Over Taxes, Judge Rules
• Window Co. Owes Retiree Class Benefits, 6th Circ. Says
• UBS Shareholders Join Protest Over Excessive Exec Pay
• Exxon Nears Early Win In Calif. Plant Workers' OT Suit
• 11th Circ. Stands By Ruling On Employers' Union Invitation
• American Airlines Sues To Block 10,000-Worker Union Vote
• Sale Doesn't End Energy Firm's Pension Duty, 2nd Circ. Says
• Bed Bath & Beyond Can't Topple Seating Class Action
• Plan Audits Mark The Start Of DOL Enforcement Of PPACA
• Faegre Baker Daniels Lands Veteran Employment Litigator
• First Horizon Pays $6M To End Stock Inflation Suit
• Predictive Coding — Putting The Cart Before The Horse
• Calif. Panel Gives Thumbs Up To Facebook Login Privacy Bill
• Fannie Doesn't Count As Gov't Entity For Ex-Worker's Suit
• Rep. Calls For Flynn To Go Amid New NLRB Ethics Allegations
• Ill. Lawmakers Seek To Protect Workers' Facebook Passwords
• Bill To Cut OT From Fixed Salaries Passes Calif. Panel
• Bill To Prevent Bias Against Jobless Gets Conn. Senate's OK
• Jackson Lewis Snags Merck's International Labor Chief
• Pool Co. Hits Gordon & Rees With $8M Malpractice Suit
• Ex-Worker Claims PhoneDog Approved Ongoing Twitter Use
• McDonald's Workers Fight To Keep Bias Suit Alive
• Morgan Stanley Execs Upbraided For Poaching Clients
• Wis. Can't Get Nixed Parts Of Union Law Revived During Appeal
• Contractors Must Offer Jobs To Predecessor Workers, Feds Say
• Minn. Ends Last EEOC Suit Over Early Retirement Incentives
• Wage Suit Claims Taco Bell Stiffs Workers
• Universal Health To Pay $3.5M To Settle Medicare Fraud Suit
• Settling The Matter Of Meal, Rest Breaks In Calif.
• Patton Boggs Slams Ex-Worker's $12M Sexual Harassment Suit
• US Chamber Backs Toss Of Tyco SOX Whistleblower Suit
• Xe Whistleblowers Tell 4th Circ. Omission Of Proof Sank Case
• Big Biz Hails Obama's Order To Align International Regs
• DOL Ruling Makes SOX Whistleblower Cases Harder To Beat
• States Can't Challenge ACA's Contraception Rule, Feds Say
• Ex-Coliseum Officials Want Stadium's FCA Suit Tossed
• Feds To Examine Possible ACA Loophole For Small Biz
• Dem Slams NY GOP For Stalling Transgender Rights Bill
• Texas Roadhouse Pays $5M To End Server Tip Suit
• Coventry Health Case Managers Seek Class Cert. In OT Suit
• 5th Circ. To Rehear UnitedHealth Reimbursement Suit
• Health Reform May Doom Employer Medical Plans, GOP Says
• Case Study: US V. Aleynikov
• Excise Tax Audits May Add Bite To COBRA Enforcement