Employment Archive » July, 2012

Employment - July, 2012

403 articles

• NLRB Slams Hospital's HR Confidentiality Rule
• Budget Cuts Exempt From WARN Act, But Skeptics Remain
• Conn. Judge Says DOMA Violates Constitution
• Employers Can't Dodge Excess Damages Under FMLA: 8th Circ.
• Hospital Operator Can't Shut Down OT Class Action
• Supreme Court Asked To Review Calif. Gay Marriage Saga
• American Apparel Wriggles Out Of Shareholder Suit
• Amtrak Says Phila. Can't Charge It Wage Taxes
• Lawmakers Propose Antitrust Whistleblower Protections
• G4, NBC Sued Over 'Attack Of The Show' OT Pay
• Calif. Appeals Court Rejects Employer Arbitration Pacts
• Fla.-Based Adventist Health System Can't Shake FCA Case
• Pilots Launch WARN Suit Against Bankrupt Airline
• Phila. Mayor To Appeal $200M In Firefighter Raises
• McKesson Dodges Fraud Claim In Ex-Exec's Firing Suit
• Grassley Calls For More Probes Of FDA Whistleblower 'Spying'
• Ex-Starbucks Barista Seeks New Break Subclasses Post-Brinker
• Nortel Moves To Ax Retiree Benefits In Ch. 11
• MPI Wins Atty Fees In Loparex's Failed Trade Secrets Suit
• What You Don't Know Can Hurt You: An FCA Primer
• Section 302: Drawing The Line For Employers, Unions
• 5th Circ. Says Fresenius FCA Suit Not Supported By Evidence
• Kmart Settles With Sales Workers In Calif. OT Class Action
• Kodak Trustee Objects To $9M Bonuses For Key Managers
• Judge Nixes Nabors Shareholder Suit Based On Foreign Law
• 5th Circ. Sends Ex-DuPont Workers' Suit To Top Texas Court
• Ex-Perkins Coie Atty's Pay Claims Sent To Arbitration
• Butterball Rolls Out $4M Deal To End Don, Doff Disputes
• Dukes' Sway Over Wage-And-Hour Classes Faces 9th Circ. Test
• 9th Circ. Restarts Bias Suit Against EEOC
• Girardi Sanctioned In Class Fight Over Lockheed Fees
• Ex-Bachmann Staffer Says Campaign Stole Personal Data
• Teva Says Genzyme, Ex-Employee Stole Sales Staff
• 5th Circ. Boots Construction Worker's Award In Harassment Suit
• Scranton, Unions Reach Deal Over City Workers' Wage Cuts
• Ex-Intel Worker Wants 6 Months For $200M Trade Secrets Theft
• 2nd Circ. Knocks Down Buffalo Firefighters' Race Bias Suit
• BAE Says Brake Defect FCA Suit Identifies No False Claims
• Centinela Workers Can't Nab Quick Win In OT Pay Case
• NJ Legislature Sends Judicial Pension Reform To Voters
• Insurer Off Hook For Defense In Subcontractor Injury Suit
• Asbestos Victim's Family Wins $3M From Mining Co.
• Quinn Emanuel's $1.5M Fee Suit Likely Not Time-Barred
• 'Modern Family' Cast, 20th Century Fox Patch Up Contract Row
• Case Study: Peleg V. Neiman Marcus
• PwC Associates' OT Suit Gets Boot For Being In Wrong Court
• NLRB Loses Bid To Revive Union Elections Rule
• 2 Ex-Thelen Partners Settle Compensation Claims
• 4th Circ. Says CFAA Can't Be Used On Workers
• DHR Sues Federal Insurance For Shareholder Suit Coverage
• Sen. Proposes New Type Of Retirement Savings Plan
• Judge Shields Colo. Employer From ACA Contraception Rule
• Ex-Law Firm Worker's Campaign Whistleblower Suit Pared
• Merrill Takes Race Bias Class Cert. Fight To High Court
• Bimbo Bakeries Dodges Distributors' Bid For Additional Docs
• Union Bucks 11th Circ. Taft-Hartley Ruling In Cert. Petition
• Amedisys Stiffed Home-Health Workers On OT, Nurses Say
• Bloomberg Sues Council To Challenge City's Living Wage Laws
• Citizens Says Wells Fargo Advisors Stole Trade Secrets
• Insurance Exchanges Post-ACA — Questions Remain
• W.Va. Senator Floats Broad Coal Mine Safety Reforms
• Senate Sends Sequestration Transparency Act To President
• OSHA Issues Final Rule On STAA Whistleblower Procedures
• Hawker's $2M Employee Retention Plan Gets Green Light
• Permanent Disability Can Change Under Labor Law: 9th Circ.
• Axed Worker Says Clinic Urged Insurance, Medicaid Fraud
• Privacy Rights In DOJ Job Suit Unsolved, DC Circ. Hears
• Report Faults DOJ Staff For Nepotism In Hiring
• Age Bias Wasn't Factor In Deputy AG's Firing, NJ Court Says
• Groups Ask NLRB To Allow Grad Students To Unionize
• Contractor Fights Gov't Ban In Katrina Trailer Wage Row
• NJ Lawmakers Rip Ruling On Judges' Pension Contributions
• US Steel Exits More Than 3K Suits In Asbestos MDL
• Calif. Court Resuscitates LA Hospital Wage Suit
• Anheuser Says Cigna OK'd $24M In Health Care Overcharges
• Nursing A Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplace
• Cuomo Brokers End To Con Ed Lockout As Storms Hit NY
• University Asks Supreme Court For Rehearing Of ACA Suit
• FLSA Suits Must Focus On Defined Employers, 5th Circ. Finds
• Judge Blocks ERISA Claims In Madoff Liquidation
• 4th Circ. Won't Revive Bank Of America Pension Suit
• Goldman Tells 2nd Circ. Sex Bias Suit Belongs In Arbitration
• NY Regulator Hints At 'Unique' Action To End Con Ed Lockout
• 6th Circ. Denies Cincinnati Workers' $55M Stake In Anthem
• Bain Escapes Labor Suit Over Shuttering Samsonite Plant
• DOL Sues Retirement Plan Trustees Over $16M Stock Buy
• Ex-LA Times Publisher's Defamation Claim Lives In $13M Suit
• GOP Lawmakers Call For New Laws To Correct NLRB Actions
• Animal Med Co. Says Rival Got Trade Secrets From Ex-Workers
• Hearst Chides Judge For Granting Interns Class Status
• San Bernardino OKs Emergency Budget To Defer Debts
• ERISA Doesn't Trump State Claims, DOL Tells 5th Circ.
• Judge Has Beef With Meat Plant Workers' $1.7M FLSA Deal
• Understanding Sequestration And The WARN Act
• Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Issues In Leshinsky And Asadi
• Job Applicants Sue Green Mountain Over Background Checks
• 6th Circ. Defers To NLRB In Bricklayers' CBA Dispute
• EEOC Updates Bias Complaint Process For Federal Agencies
• Union-Relations Privilege Will Catch On After Alaska Ruling
• Trustee Objects To Hawker Beechcraft's Exec Bonus Plan
• 9th Circ. Junks Ex-Scientologists' Forced-Labor Claims
• 'Modern Family' Cast Sues Fox After Salary Talks Hit Standstill
• Duane Morris Brings 2 Attys Into NY Labor Practice
• Dukes Decision Unravels Allstate OT Classes in Calif.
• NJ High Court Says Law Illegally Undermines Judges' Salaries
• HuffPost Tricked Bloggers Into Free Work, 2nd Circ. Hears
• Noncompetition Covenants In The M&A Context
• Ex-Olympic Soccer Coach Kicks Back At Team Over Firing
• EEOC Doesn't Have To Name US Steel Class Members: Judge
• Honeywell Plans Pay $24M To End Retirees' ERISA Suit
• 9% Of Employers To Drop Insurance Because Of ACA: Survey
• Workforce Growth In The US V. Latin America
• Liberty Mutual Ruling Could Trigger Calif. Classification Feuds
• FDA Must Comply With FOIA Request In Email Spying Suit
• New FLSA Suits Hit Record High In 2012, Report Says
• J&J Shareholders Sue Over $175M In CEO Compensation
• Ex-Workers Claim Monsanto Lied About Wages, Free Housing
• 9th Circ. Ruling Dooms Pharma Rep OT Suits, Attys Say
• Over-50 Age Bias Class Can't Be Appealed Yet, Judge Says
• W.Va. Supreme Court To Define Mine Inspection Liability
• Union Can't Derail NJ DEP Alternate Workweek Changes
• Enterprise Can't Get 4 Managers Kicked Out Of Overtime MDL
• ITC Asked To Review Fireplace Co.'s Trade Secrets Suit
• Ex-Aide Fired For Affair Sues Minn. Senate For Sex Bias
• NJ Appeals Court Limits Unemployment Benefits Eligibility
• EEOC Details Racial Bias Claims In 2nd Try Against Bass Pro
• Jackson Lewis Picks Up Ex-Caesars In-House Labor Pro
• Doctors Union Sues Calif. County Over Discharge Threats
• Obama Wants ACA Coverage For Kids Of Same-Sex Partners
• 6th Circ. Revives ERISA Action Over Flagstar Stock Loss
• Canon Cheated Employees Out Of Wages, Suit Says
• DC Circ. Revives Egyptian-Born FBI Agent's Bias Suit
• DOJ Probes Auto Technician School Over Federal Aid Promises
• The Intricacies Of Executive Use Of Corporate Aircraft
• VC Firm Kleiner Will Appeal Arbitration Ruling In Bias Case
• Packaging Co. Sues To Enforce $200M Merger's No-Hire Deal
• Texas Court Eases Reporting Deadline For Asbestos Suits
• Littler Mendelson Hires Employment Expert From Venable
• Toys 'R' Us Insurer Sues Ex-Marketing Exec For Fraud
• GSA Will Face Congress Again After New Spending Scandal
• Nursing Mom's FLSA Claim Belongs With DOL, Judge Finds
• Ex-BofA Employee Complains Of 'Apartheid' Banking
• Grassley Warns 6 Agencies Of Contractor Data Breach Threat
• High Court To Shed Light On Role Of Equities Under ERISA
• Catholic College's Contraception Coverage Suit Tossed For Now
• 6th Circ. Rebuffs US On Evidence In GM Trade Secrets Trial
• AMR Flight Attendants Will Vote On New Contract
• GameStop Strikes Deal With Retail Workers In OT Suit
• Ex-Nationwide Agent Seeks Quick Win In Contract Suit
• High Court Asked To Weigh NLRA Preemption Of ID Theft Law
• AT&T Retirees Take ERISA Suit To Supreme Court
• Leaner Class Gets Conditional Cert. In Farmers OT Suit
• Labor Union Wants Patriot Coal Ch. 11 Moved To W.Va.
• ACA Could Drive Small Biz To Self-Insure, Report Says
• Narrowed Class Gets OK In Tyson Donning, Doffing Suit
• PPACA's Impact: The Election, 2013 and Beyond
• NYC Health Care Provider Pays $4M To End OT Class Action
• US Marshals Win EEOC Class Cert. On Race Bias Claims
• Staffing Firm Says ClearVision, Rival Cheated On Deal
• Calif. Appeals Court Refuses To Follow DR Horton
• Miss. High Court Upsets Worker's $8M Win In Silica Case
• Bayer Beats Baycol FCA Suit
• Judge Tells Gas Meter Co. Exec To Yield Stolen Technology
• Bergdorf Goodman Workers Urge NLRB To Uphold Small Union
• Tainted Broker Slams FINRA Taping Rule In 7th Circ.
• Wegman Can't Proceed On $2M Admiral Coverage Suit: 7th Circ.
• Wash. High Court OKs New Trial In FedEx Workers' OT Suit
• Former TWA Pilots Can't Step Into AMR Labor Dispute
• 9th Circ. OKs $5M Verdict For Airline Crew In Hazard Pay Case
• Texas ‪Chemical Co., CEO Charged ‬Over Employee Deaths
• Venable Hires Clifton Budd Collective Bargaining Expert
• Pilots Denied Class Cert. In US Airways Pension Row
• Exposing A Fracking Hazard: Silica Dust
• Rethinking The Unemployment Status Of Job Applicants
• Howrey To Subpoena 70 Firms That Hired Ex-Partners
• IndyMac CEO Off Hook For SEC's Risk-Weighting Claims
• RG Steel Exec Bonuses Linked To Sale As Going Concern
• Ban On New DOL H-2B Rules Harms Workers, 11th Circ. Hears
• Texas Railroad Commission Seeks To Slow Revolving Door
• Fla. Water District Says Sovereign Immunity Bars FCA Suit
• Tesco Unit Makes Peace With Workers In Wage Class Action
• Elliott Greenleaf's Discovery Bid On Hold In Hack Case
• GOP Labor, Health Spending Bill Clears House Panel
• US Trustee Fights Dewey Over $700K In Retention Bonuses
• DHL Sees Bulk Of Workers' Race Bias Claims Dismissed
• House Votes To Force OMB To Reveal Sequestration Plans
• EEOC Needs To Narrow Focus Of Bias Probes, Groups Say
• UnitedHealth Ducks ERISA Suit Over Employee Benefits
• Equinox, Personal Trainers Work Out Deal To End Wage Claims
• A Solution To Complex Problems In 30(b)(6) Depositions
• Judge Nixes Lawyer Fee Cap For Kodak Retiree Committee
• Hospitals Pay $4.5M To End Nurses' Pay Suit
• Avoiding The Pitfalls Of Flexible Work Arrangements
• 4th Circ. Asks For W.Va. High Court's Help On Mine Deaths Suit
• Con Edison Attacks Legal Bid To Terminate Union Lockout
• Kellogg Deal's Demise Could Help Employers Curb Attys' Fees
• GSA Cuts Bonuses, Implements Hiring Freeze After Scandal
• Fannie Mae Shielded From Firing Claims By Conservatorship
• GOP Rep. Wants To Open CBO Numbers To More Scrutiny
• San Fran Court Workers Back After Crippling 1-Day Strike
• GOP Spending Bill Looks To Cut Off ACA Funding
• Tyco Pays $5M To Escape Claims It Ignored NY Wage Law
• Leaner Designers' Suit Against Shoe Co. Will Proceed
• Wis. McDonald's Owner Pays $1M To End Harassment Suit
• Judge Says States Lack Standing To Contest Contraceptives Rule
• Ex-Liquor Co. CFO Says He Was Framed To Save Tax Scheme
• NY Rejects $500M Workers' Comp Insurance Rate Hike
• Jackson Walker Scoops Up Akin Gump Labor Attys
• Judge OKs LightSquared's $51M DIP Plan, CEO Deal
• 5 Timely Reasons To Update Your Social Media Policy
• Dems Aim To Steer Trade Secret Cases To Federal Court
• Bad Math Dooms Sears' Attempt To Dodge OT Class Claims
• FDA Lawyers Gave Email 'Spying' Green Light, Reports Say
• Ex-Ronald McDonald Exec Says Charity Retaliated Against Her
• Insurers Ask 9th Circ. To Let Them Claim Bratz Legal Fees
• Blackwater Successor Lied About Weapons Training, Suit Says
• Hawker Sale To China Risks Military Secrets, Union Says
• US Airways Gets Retaliation Claims Cut From Skycap Pay Case
• Unions Ask 7th Circ. To Nix Wis. Collective Bargaining Law
• SEC Can't Use SOX To Claw Back Bonuses: ArthroCare Execs
• FCA Recoveries On Steep Rise To Record Highs, Report Says
• 5th Circ. Sinks $96M FCA Suit Against Northrop-Lockheed JV
• NJ City Spars With Police Unions Over Disciplinary Process
• GCG Financial Says Ex-Advisers Poached $20M In Accounts
• KBR Not Liable For Soldier's Electrocution, Judge Says (CORRECTED)
• 5 Hot Benefit Issues This Summer
• US Bancorp Pays $10M To Exit Pension Class Action
• Modell's Sporting Goods Managers Win Cert In OT Suit
• High Court Gets Third DOMA Case
• Daiichi Sankyo Sales Reps Drop OT Suit Citing GSK Ruling
• Halliburton, KBR Say Law Blocks $2B Insurance Denial Suit
• Patriot Coal's Remaining 1st-Day Motions Granted In Ch. 11
• Jewish Man Fired For Protesting Anti-Semitic Slurs: Suit
• Ex-Avaya Employee Says He Was Fired For Whistleblowing
• Industry Group Tries To Intervene In Con Ed Lockout
• FCA's First-To-File Rule — Mass. Weighs In
• Xerox Unit To Pay $4.5M To Settle Call Center FLSA Suit
• NYC Owes $5M On Top Of $625M 9/11 Settlement
• Preserving Human Capital In A Legal Crisis
• At-Will Employment Disclaimers May Face NLRB Scrutiny
• Comcast Case Won't Impact Wal-Mart Sex Bias Suit, Parties Say
• Jury Orders Fluor To Pay $19M For Scalding Iraq Contractor
• Group Blasts NAIC Proposal On Stop-Loss Insurance Regs
• Highland Fights For Dismissal In Ex-Marcal CEO's Suit
• Restaurant Groups Sue DOL Over Change To Tip Pool Rule
• Dems Float New Bankruptcy Rule To Protect Workers
• 6th Circ. Cites Cat's Paw Ruling In Reviving Title VII Bias Suit
• Boston Scientific, St. Jude End Data Poaching Dispute
• 132 House Dems Ask 9th Circ. To Strike DOMA Provision
• US Open Umpires Win Tentative Class Status In OT Suit
• Banana Republic Stiffs Workers On OT, Breaks, Suit Says
• Post-PPACA: Time For Employers To Take Action
• Softmart Locked Ex-CEO Out Of Home After Firing, Suit Says
• Wet Seal Singles Out Black Managers, Ex-Workers' Suit Says
• DOL Asks 11th Circ. To Let New H-2B Rules Take Effect
• Hearst Interns Win Class Status In Feud Over Pay
• Caesars Dodges Wrongful Death Suit Over Worker's Cancer
• Con Ed Union Says Regulator Can End Lockout To Guard Public
• Similar Worker Units Don't Kill FLSA Exec Rule: 2nd Circ.
• Strippers Are Contractors, Not Employees, Judge Rules
• BP To Pay $13M Over Safety Violations At Texas Refinery
• High Court Asked To Weigh Juries' Role In Punitive Damages
• France's New Legal Framework For Profit-Sharing Premiums
• The Death Of Ariz. Immigration Law SB 1070
• Calif. City Retirees Sue To Block Health Care Cuts
• House Passes 2nd Bill To Repeal Health Care Law
• No Heightened Evidentiary Bar For FLSA Exemptions: 10th Circ.
• Judge Doubts Class's Chance In Pizza Hut Missed-Break Suit
• Religious Groups Not Immune To Bias Claims, 6th Circ. Finds
• Calif. Judge Blocks San Diego Pension Reform For Now
• AMR CEO Says It's Time To Consider Merger Options
• Forceno Goggin Sued Over Amtrak Worker's FELA Injury Case
• Bankrupt Peregrine Faces WARN Suit
• Professors Union Barred By High Court, Group Tells NLRB
• 9th Circ. May Send Time Warner OT Class To State Court
• Ex-Aeriform Workers Say PE Buyout Ruined Retirement Funds
• PetSmart Groomers Growl Over Allegedly Unpaid Work
• Texas Agencies Paid Women Less For Equal Work, DOJ Says
• GOP Bill Takes Aim At Obama's Contraception Mandate
• Case Study: US V. Spokeo
• Chesapeake Hit With ERISA Suit Over CEO Loan Scandal
• Spotlight On Obama's Policy For Undocumented Youth
• FDIC Beats Back OneBeacon Claims In $4.6M Coverage Suit
• Cutting Down California's Long-Arm Statute
• Calif. Court Kills Suit Over Verizon Worker Commissions
• Union Asks NY Regulators To Halt Con Edison Lockout
• Former Worker Claims Schlumberger Refused OT Pay
• DC Circ. Limits Gov't Title VII Liability For Security Probes
• Activision Worker Loses Class Cert. Bid In OT Pay Case
• Brinker Leads Judge To Can H&R Block Meal Break Class
• Conservatives Warn Of New Tax Power After Health Ruling
• Retirees Seek To Curb Kodak's Leeway To Cut Benefits
• CVS Employees Say Sparse Staffing Prevented Meal Breaks
• NY Law Barring Foreign Pharmacists Found Unconstitutional
• NLRB Insists 3 Board Members Issued Union Election Rule
• Masimo Must Face FCA Claims That It Peddled Shoddy Devices
• Kleiner Perkins Gets 2nd Shot At Arbitration Bid In Bias Suit
• RH Donnelley Execs Reach $2M ERISA Class Deal
• FordHarrison Adds Ex-King & Ballow Employment Attys
• Ceva To Pay $2.2M To End Freight Workers' Meal Break Suit
• Applying Concepcion To Calif. Arbitration Class Waivers
• Say-On-Pay Lawsuits Losing Steam
• Calif. Lawmakers On Deck To Tackle Pension Reform
• Star-Ledger Fraud Suit Claims Newspaper Lied About Buyouts
• LightSquared Reaches Termination Deal With Ex-CEO
• OSHA Finalizes Rules For CPSIA Whistleblower Complaints
• Ariz. Court Says Employer Not Liable For Biz Trip Car Crash
• NY Court Rules Gov't Construction Thresholds Constitutional
• Dodd-Frank Changes Apply To Whistleblower's Case: Judge
• Office Depot Workers Win Class Status In Bonus OT Suit
• Tropicana, Casino Workers Union Settle Suit Over Protest
• Employers Will Rush To Comply With ACA Ruling, Report Says
• Sheppard Mullin Opens 7-Lawyer Chicago Outpost
• NY AG Frets As ConEd Labor Dispute Rolls On
• IndyMac Trustee Takes Insurers' $80M Win To 9th Circ.
• The Troublesome Trend Of D&O, E&O Pollution Exclusions
• New Risks, No Rewards: OSHA Liability For Contractors
• Liquor Co. To Pay $3.5M For Sales Reps' Unpaid Expenses
• ABM Security Guards Win $90M In Break Period Suit
• DSE Seeks Sanctions In Defective Grenade FCA Suit
• How The 2nd Circ. Aleynikov Opinion Went Awry
• NY Court Says Gay Marriage Law's Passage Was Above Board
• AMR Seeks To Change Retiree Benefit Plans
• Boart Can't Block Rival Drilling Co. From Poaching Workers
• AFL-CIO, Others Urge DC Circ. To Uphold NLRB Posting Rule
• 4th Circ. Says Amara Ruling Expands ERISA Remedies
• Fry's Sanctioned For Hiding Evidence In EEOC Bias Suit
• Whistleblowing Got DOD Worker Pulled From Boeing Case: IG
• Texas Cruise Ship Co. Ordered To Pay Employee's Hospital Bill
• Genesis Case Could Spell Trouble For Big FLSA Suits
• A&P Wants Departed Execs To Pay Back Bonuses
• Wis. High Court Won't Rehear Controversial Union Law
• Wells Fargo Sales Staff Wins Conditional Cert. In OT Suit
• Court Backs Toss Of EMT's Facebook Privacy Firing Suit
• Union Rips Con Edison Injunction Threat Against Protesters
• Unions Sue LA Over Wal-Mart Project's Enviro Permits
• Debt Collector Employee Says Co. Withheld Overtime
• Insurer Sues Sensient To Duck Popcorn Flavoring Coverage
• HHC Crafts Sabbath Time Off Policy After Nurses Complain
• Safeway Worker Alleges Retaliation For Role In Wage Suit
• PPACA Victory Sets Stage For New Wave Of Litigation
• Perdue Shakes Illegal Workers RICO Suit In 4th Circ.
• Amtrak To Shell Out $2M To End Revived Sex Bias Suit
• Calif. Assembly Advances 2 Health Bills Expanding On ACA
• Umps In OT Suit Say USTA Snuck In Contract Amendment
• Garnishment Ordered After $920M DuPont Trade Secrets Win
• Casino Illegally Probed Dealer's Tip Pooling Testimony: NLRB
• Contractor Group Asks FAR To Alter Nondisplacement Rule
• Bias Suit Against Weather Channel Tossed By 2nd Circ.
• Chevron Mining Loses Appeal In NLRB Bonus Dispute
• Plumbing Supplier Must Advance Exec's Legal Fees, Court Says
• NFL Players Association Sues League Over 'Bountygate'
• Obama Says Health Care Law Is 'Here To Stay'
• US Asks Supreme Court To Decide DOMA's Fate
• Sales Reps Slap Forest Labs With $100M Sex Bias Case
• Dewey Seeks Court's OK For $700K In 'Morale' Bonuses
• Norway Oil Group Calls Lockout, Statoil To Shut Down Rigs
• On The Road: Legal Considerations Of Telecommuting
• Calif. Panel Shuts Down 'Anti-Concepcion' Bill
• Goldman Suit Arbitration Would Weaken Title VII, 2nd Circ. Told
• Calif. High Court's Wage Ruling May Spur More Charter Cities
• Calif. Lawmaker Calls For Federal LGBT Bias Protections
• Pa. High Court To Revisit $187M Wal-Mart Award
• Ex-Weitz Atty's Fraud Suit Nixed Over Foggy Claims
• Robert Half Claims Ex-Managers Took Trade Secrets To Rival
• Verizon Call Center Workers Get Class Cert. In FLSA Suit
• House Panel Sees Tax Implications In High Court ACA Ruling
• Citing DR Horton, NLRB Judge Nixes GE Unit's Arbitration Deal
• Texas City Accused Of Sex Bias In Police Hiring Test
• NBC Reality Producer Says Ex-Contestant Spooked Sponsor
• Ill. Workers' Pay Freeze Fight Heads Back To Arbitration
• Roche Must Cough Up $1M Over Scientist Firing, NJ Court Says
• Judge In Wal-Mart Sex Bias Suit Seeks Info On Comcast Case
• Workers Ask 5th Circ. To Up Payout In Judge Harassment Row
• Retail Group Urges Obama To Fast-Track ACA Employer Regs
• Sales Reps Say GSK Ruling Doesn't Bar State OT Claims
• Omnicare Asks For Protection From Expected FCA Suit Flood
• Sara Lee Strikes $1.25M Deal In Route Sales Reps OT Suit
• Challenging The Evasion Of ERISA Pension Liability
• San Diego Pension Battle Could Drive Broader Reforms
• Legal Advice Is Property In Extortion Case, 2nd Circ. Rules
• Ex-Interpublic Exec Seeks $380M Over Facebook Investment
• Employers Must Hurry To Disclose Retirement Plan Fees
• Charter Cities Not Bound To Prevailing Wages: Calif. High Court
• House Group Asks High Court To Consider DOMA
• 6th Circ. Revives Race Bias Class Action Against Humana
• Con Ed's Union Lockout Keeps Lights On And Judges At Bay
• Dr Pepper Can't Shake Wage Suit Over OT, Lunch Breaks
• Bad Economy Exempts Employers From WARN Rules: 8th Circ.
• NY Post Must Reveal Editorial Decisions In Bias Suit
• Schiff Hardin Adds ERISA Pro After ACA Ruling
• Flight Attendant Sues Continental Over Hairstyle Harassment
• NextCare Pays $10M To Settle Allergy Test FCA Suit
• Northrop Takes Wage Rounding Claims To Arbitration
• Senate Advances Bill Targeting Contractors' Worker Trafficking
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revisit Ruling On Mandatory Mental Care
• Shaw Gets Inspectors' Salary Claims Slashed From OT Suit
• Medical Liability Act Applies To Employees: Texas High Court
• Glaxo Handing Over Record $3B To Settle FCA Claims
• Publicis PR Workers Win Class Status In Equal Pay Suit
• Noncompetes: A New Argument For Texas Employers
• So. Florida: Latin America's Int'l Arbitration Destination
• Dewey & LeBoeuf And The 'Unfinished Business' Doctrine