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Employment - August, 2012

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• Calif. Lawmakers Pass Pension Reform Measures
• DOL Nixes Ex-Sprint Atty's Sarbanes-Oxley Claims
• AT&T's $3M OT Suit Settlement Sunk By Flawed Claims Release
• Miss. High Court Won't Rehear $15M Asbestos Verdict Reversal
• With New Rules In Limbo, OFCCP Ramps Up Vet Hiring Push
• 2 Firms Can't Be Beat For Employment Work: In-House Attys
• Ex-Bandleader Claims Race Bias By Glenn Miller Orchestra
• Cos. To Pull Purse Strings On Employment Legal Spending
• 4 Firms Feared Most By In-House Counsel
• Aramark Sued By Ex-Sales Rep Over Pay Practices
• Researchers Fire Back At University In IP, Contract Fight
• NFL, Riddell Say Players' Labor Pact Nixes Concussion Claims
• DOJ Hits For-Profit School With FCA Suit Over Job Stats
• Suspended Pa. Justice Will Not Get Salary, Panel Rules
• High Court Grants Review Of CAFA Dispute
• Texas Court Says Ledbetter Act Doesn't Apply To State Law
• Genesis Nurse Forfeited Stake In FLSA Suit, High Court Hears
• AMR Can't Justify Labor Deal Rejection, Pilots Union Says
• Privacy Rights On Facebook: Are Employees Protected?
• Genesco Hit With OT Class Action
• Defining The Mission Of The Complex Case
• Calif. Senate OKs Ban On Job Ads Shunning Unemployed
• Calif. Ruling Could Hinder Commissioned Workers' OT Suits
• Wells Fargo Nailed With OT Suit From Loan Underwriter
• Truck Drivers Sue Werner Over Pay Practices
• Citing New Regs, Archer Atty Chooses Firm Over Judicial Post
• Starbucks Baristas Ask 2nd Circ. To Reheat Tip-Sharing Suit
• Insurer Sues Plews Shadley Over FCA Sanctions Coverage
• PPG Industries Can't Shake Sales Reps' OT Class Action
• Peregrine Trustee Pushed To Explain Bid For GC Raise
• Toyota Hits Ex-Programmer With Trade Secrets Suit
• Travelers Owes Beverage Co. Defense In Calif. Wage Suit
• Judge Broadens Class In Apria FLSA Class Action
• US Airways Says 3rd Circ. Misread Law In Benefits Fight
• Gentiva Clinicians Denied Class Cert. In OT Lawsuit
• Counting Employees: More Difficult Than You Think
• Calif. Court Junks Stanford Law Grad's Defamation Suit
• Ex-DC United Player Wants $12M For Untreated Concussion
• Kraft, Others Hit With Asbestos Wrongful Death Suit
• Employer Group Prods White House Over Dependent Coverage
• Define 'Supervisor' Broadly, High Court Told In Race Bias Row
• Ga. Health Insurance Law Violates ERISA, Trade Group Says
• Deferring Deportation Won't Get Immigrants Insured: HHS
• Calif. Legislature Calls For Federal LGBT Bias Protections
• Asbestos Whistleblower's Retaliation Win Upheld In Texas
• Texas Court Sinks Retaliation Suit Under Workers' Comp Act
• Patriot Coal Was Set Up To Fail, Union Leader Says
• Judge Tosses Relief Claims in Perelman Family ERISA Feud
• KDVG Adds Ex-Willis DePasquale Biz Litigator In San Fran
• NLRB Confidentiality Ruling: What Employers Should Do Now
• $4M FedEx Wage Deal Wins Judge's Stamp Of Approval
• Judge Shutters LifeTouch Photogs' Class Cert. Bid In OT Suit
• ResCap Hits Snag In Bid For $4M To $7M Incentive Plan
• Ex-Motorola Engineer Gets 4 Years For Trade Secrets Theft
• Calif. Governor Issues Narrowed Pension Reform Package
• Maxim Nurses Denied Class Cert. In OT Action
• DOL Asserts Authority Over Work Visa Program To 11th Circ.
• Notre Dame Fires Back In Contraception Rule Battle
• Calif. Senate OKs Bill To Protect Workers' Facebook Logins
• Mich. Bargaining Amendment Wins A Spot On Nov. Ballot
• Pediatricians Urge HHS To Allow CHIP As Benchmark Plans
• NJ Court Sends Retired Cops' Benefits Suit To Arbitration
• Caterpillar's Taxable Bonuses Wasted Funds, Investors Say
• Union Can Arbitrate Grievance Despite Death, 8th Circ. Says
• 8th Circ. Sides With NLRB, Says Lube Co. Must Accept Union
• Kansas City SWAT Cops Lose OT Pay Case
• Federal Employees Seek Extension of STOCK Act Deadline
• DirecTV Beats Technicians' Class Cert. Bid In Wages Suit
• Kraft's Overtime Policy Fails Under Pa. Law, Judge Says
• HHS Escapes Christian College's Contraception Suit
• Changes To DOL Persuader Regs: Practical Considerations
• Video Game Developer's Noncompete Is Null: Calif. Court
• Trustees Aren't Fiduciaries When Amending Pensions: 2nd Circ.
• $1.7M Triumph Foods FLSA Settlement OK'd On 2nd Pass
• Alliance Residential Settles Workers' OT Claims For $1M
• 10th Circ. Tosses Boeing, Spirit Worker Age Bias Suit
• Ex-Ropes & Gray Atty Expands Bias Suit Over Media Leak
• RF Micro Says Ex-Workers Used Secrets To Start Rival
• L-3 Beats Ex-Pilot's FCA Suit Over Plane Defects
• Pointing To Concepcion, 99 Cents Only Wins Arbitration Bid
• Calif. Cashiers Get Class Cert. In Wal-Mart Seating Suit
• Army Contractor IBG, Exec End Trade Secrets Row
• Ogletree Deakins Boosts Calif. Employment Group
• Feds Drop Suit Over Alleged UMS Medicare Kickbacks
• Dollar Tree Managers Win Cert. In FLSA Overtime Suit
• Case Study: Hooper V. Lockheed Martin
• Phantom Equity Arrangements And IRS Section 409A
• Fox May Be Pushing Ex-Interns To Stay Out Of Wage Suit
• Judge Sticks With Class Cert. In Hearst Intern's Suit
• Omnicare Settles FCA Kickback Suit Over $25M Acquisition
• BofA To Pay $40M To Resolve Ex-Advisers' Suit
• $5.3M Bonus Plan For Hawker Beechcraft Execs Nixed
• Pittsburgh Police Hiring Process Shuts Out Blacks, Suit Says
• Accenture Pays $1M To Settle Mortgage Unit's OT Suit
• Soccer Team Wants Arbitration In Ex-Coach's Firing Dispute
• Abrupt Pemco Layoffs Should Negate Ch. 11 Sale: Ex-Worker
• Harvey Pennington Missed 401(k) Payments, DOL Says
• High Court Asked To Clarify When Benefits Begin To Accrue
• Tenet Ducks Nurse's Class Arbitration Bid In Wage Case
• School Bus Drivers Denied Class Cert. In OT Suit
• What's Making Attorneys Flee Their Firms?
• NJ Atty's Frivolous Suit Sanctions Upheld In PSE&G Bias Row
• BofA Exploiting ERISA Loophole, Retirees Tell 4th Circ.
• Implications Of The SEC's 1st Whistleblower Award
• CalPERS Dodges Suit From Disabled Emergency Workers
• Dukes Can't Apply To FLSA Under 3rd Circ. Standard, Attys Say
• Engineers' Union Says Boeing Stifled Labor Communications
• 6th Circ. Nixes Packaging Co. Win In Spousal Benefit Suit
• Judge Won't Toss Manager's Claims In Enterprise OT Case
• 2nd Circ. Balks At Notion Of Attys Whistleblowing On Clients
• Union Off Hook For Defense Of Convicted Ex-NJ Police Chief
• Suit Says PG&E Used Safety Fees To Pay Bonuses Before Blast
• Chrysler's Inaction Justifies $4M Harassment Penalty: 7th Circ.
• Judge Throws Wrench In AK Steel Investor's Exec Bonus Suit
• Ex-Public Worker Loses Reinstatement Bid In Harassment Case
• Triune's Catholic Owners Challenge 'Evil' Contraception Rule
• Judge OKs $35M H&R Block Settlement But Slashes Attys' Fees
• The Impact Of Terminating Employed Physicians
• Software Co. Dodges Claims It Filched $7.2M USPS Contract
• Merrill Lynch Puts Ex-Advisers' Deferred Pay Suit To Rest
• DOE Manager's Hiring Efforts Didn't Break Rules: Report
• AA Pilots Union Prepares For Strike Vote
• King & Spalding Hires Ex-WellCare GC In Washington
• Pa. Teachers Can Challenge Release Of Addresses, Court Says
• Paper Mill Can't Dodge EEOC's Workplace Racism Suit
• Littler Snags NY Employment Litigator
• Psych Counseling Can Be A Medical Exam Under ADA: 6th Circ.
• Altoona Health System Sued Over OT Pay Practices
• Travelers Sues NFL Over Ex-Players' Brain Injury Lawsuits
• Wall Street Broker Says Rival Poached Employees
• Fed. Circ. Limits Federal Workers' Employment Appeal Rights
• Feds Jump Into Gallup Whistleblower's $10M FCA Suit
• DOL Can Set Minimum Wages For Visa Workers, Judge Says
• JPMorgan Says DR Horton Doesn't Bar Arbitration In OT Suit
• Fed. Circ. Denies Fees For SEC Atty Fired Over Cuban Emails
• Judge Reverses Consolidation Of Bayer FCA Suits
• Chipotle Worker Loses 2nd Class Bid In Meal Break Case
• Burger King Axed Christian Worker For Wearing Skirt: EEOC
• Schneider Unit Pays $1M To Settle Wage Class Action
• Shoe Insert Maker Sued Over Whistleblower's Ouster
• Pushing Back Against OSHA's Improper Rulemaking
• Theme Park Worker Sues Universal Over Pay Policies
• Gucci Can't Skirt Axed Pregnant Worker's Discrimination Suit
• Treasury Aims To Promote Fair Hiring Among Contractors
• NY Court Flips Privilege Ruling In $50M Hedge Fund Pay Suit
• SEC Goes Far To Protect 1st Whistleblower's Anonymity
• $37M Viacom Investor Suit Likely To Flop Despite Novel Tactic
• NLRB Confidentiality Ruling May Hamper HR Investigations
• Drilling Fluids Maker Says Rival Ran Smear Campaign
• 6th Circ. Tosses Nurse's Lunch Pay Suit As Time-Barred
• NY County's Cost-Cutting Plan Risks Workers' Rights: Judge
• Brinker Nixes Lamps Plus Workers' Cert. Bid: Calif. Court
• 5th Circ. Won't Reinstate Dallas Morning News ADEA Suit
• Twin Cities Want $150M FCA Fair Housing Suit Tossed
• Extraterritorial Applications Of US Discrimination Laws
• How Affiliate Employees Impact HUBZone Eligibility
• SEC Pays First Whistleblower Award
• Calif. Court Reins In Workers' Comp Claims By Family Members
• Howrey Bankruptcy Will Rely On Contingency Fees, Ex-Partners
• Federal Worker Bias Complaints Fell In '11, EEOC Says
• ADA's Safe Harbor Rule Covers Wellness Plan: 11th Circ.
• NLRB May Clear A Path For Union Activity On Employer Email
• Fla. Gov. Takes Workplace Drug Testing Fight To 11th Circ.
• 6th Circ. Revives Toledo Worker's Racial Bias Suit
• Infosys Dodges Retaliation Suit Over Visa Fraud Claims
• Hostess Makes Final Offer, With Wage Cuts, To Teamsters
• Retired Police Captains Launch Bias Suit Against Newark, NJ
• Harbor Freight Chalks Win As Managers Denied Cert In OT Suit
• Entities With Any Control Are ERISA Fiduciaries: 6th Circ.
• ACE Says OneBeacon Stole Trade Secrets, Workers
• Changing Landscape Of Same-Sex Couples' Inheritance Rights
• Howard Industries Agrees To Pay $1.3M In Hiring Bias Suit
• 'Mentalist' Extra Accuses Producers Of Sex Discrimination
• Case May Give Calif. High Court Clear Shot At Employer Arbitration
• Ex-GSA Manager Charged With Blocking Contracting Probe
• Jackson Lewis Adds OSHA Specialist From Pillsbury Winthrop
• 9th Circ. Punts Time Warner OT Question To State Court
• Miners' Widows Press For MSHA Liability In Death Suit
• US Joins FCA Suit Over Orthotics Co. Billing
• AMR Takes Another Stab At Rejecting Pilots' Contracts
• CMS Names New Chief To Implement Key ACA Provisions
• Insurer, Investors Seek High Court Review Of 401(k) Fee Suit
• Va. Health Department Faces Pay Discrimination Class Suit
• Bill Bolstering Calif. False Claims Law Heads To Gov.
• Ruby Tuesday Tries To Say Goodbye To EEOC Suit
• Elliott Greenleaf, Stevens & Lee Settle Hacking Suit
• Welspun Workers Can't Get Conditional Cert. In OT Case
• PPACA: What Employers Must Know
• Victoria's Secret Parent Can't Duck All Pregnancy Bias Claims
• Cigna Seeks To Recover $2.5M In Allegedly False Claims
• Detroit Cops Win Temporary Block On Pay Cuts
• Off-Duty Police Can't Get Class Cert. In Ralphs OT Fight
• Cigna Slams Bid To Nix Arbitration In $100M Sex Bias Suit
• Interior Completes Post-Deepwater Offshore Safety Regs
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Backs Compensation For After-Hours Work
• Oil Field Servicer Says Ex-Workers Stole Data, Client Lists
• PrimeLending Loan Officers Must Arbitrate Wage Claims
• 'Housewives' Actress Wasn't Wrongly Fired, Calif. Court Says
• IBM Ditches Subpoena In Apple, Pixar Anti-Poaching Pact Suit
• San Bernardino Firefighters Seek More Time For Ch. 9 Objection
• Judge Certifies GNC Managers In Off-the-Clock Action
• Dechert Adds Ropes & Gray ERISA Vet To NYC Office
• Zycus Says Ex-Sales VP Poached Clients For Rival
• Cos. Should Be Wary Of Those Who 'Whistle' While They Work
• Unveiled: A New Enforcement Method In GSK Settlement
• Wave Of Intern Suits Warns Employers To Rethink Policies
• Calif. Court Can't Repay Gay Spouse's Health Coverage: GAO
• AMR Loses Bid To Reject Pilots' Labor Agreement
• Ind. Gov. Claims Sovereignty In Union Suit Over Right To Work
• NJ Workers' Comp Rulings Keep Plaintiffs Out Of Court
• US Joins FCA Suit Over Off-Label Vein Treatments
• Dow Unit Seeks Insurer Docs In $35M Miner Coverage Suit
• Ashley Furniture Ex-Regional Director Off Hook In OT Row
• Grassley Expands Agency Email-Monitoring Inquiry
• Ex-Goldman Programmer's NY Code Theft Case Put On Hold
• Hospital Can't Depose Government Officials In FCA Suit
• NYC Club Owners, Employees Settle Dispute Over Tips
• Workplace Investigations In 11 Steps
• Omnicare Beats Contaminated-Drug FCA Suit
• Jackson Lewis Brings Employment Pro To Chicago Office
• Littler Brings On Former In-House Labor Lawyer
• Dignity Health OT Class Action Booted Back To State Court
• Court Loosens Restrictions On Calif. Health Whistleblowers
• 4th Circ. Clears Alpharma Of Ex-Sales Rep's Retaliation Claim
• Simon Property's Board Misled Investors About Bonuses: Suit
• 11th Circ. Urged To Uphold Ban On DOL's H-2B Visa Rules
• Judge Tells NLRB, Condo Manager To Settle Layoff Dispute
• Ex-Bridgestone Scientist Charged With Trade Secrets Theft
• FedEx Drivers Awarded Class Cert. In Misclassification Suit
• Wis. Gov. Defends Collective Bargaining Law To 7th Circ.
• Dana Sues USPTO To Block Release Of Contentious Patent
• Evonik, Others Want Out Of FCA Defective Diaper, Tampon Suit
• Pa. Lawmakers Eye State's $40B Pension Liability
• Roche Worker Axed For Resisting Hasty Cancer Trials, Suit Says
• 7th Circ.'s Cert. Ruling Defies Dukes, Bank Tells High Court
• American Airlines Can't Bar Vote, Union Tells 5th Circ.
• High Court Asked To Mull Circuit Split On Benefits Succession
• J&J Unit Escapes FCA Case Over Alleged Procrit Kickbacks
• Fox Movie Interns Look To Widen Wage-And-Hour Suit
• Clarifying Georgia's Covenant Law
• Alexander Wang Settles Sweatshop Suit
• Circuit Split On CFAA Leaves Employers Scratching Heads
• Jones Lang Accused Of Altering Time Cards To Avoid OT Pay
• ACA Unlikely to Change Employer Health Coverage, GAO Says
• Chef's Workers Say They Received Tip Wages For Nontip Jobs
• Atlantic City Union Sues Over Blocked Ballot Measures
• Dignity Health Says Brinker Sinks Nurses' Overtime Suit
• Firefighters Say Pittsburgh Stiffed Them On OT Pay
• Muslim Ex-Disney Worker Says Head Scarf Cost Her A Job
• Planned Parenthood Can't Ditch Medicaid Billing Case
• 2nd Circ. OKs Circumstantial Evidence In Bias Suits
• Ambulance Co. Ran Medicare Billing Scam, Whistleblower Says
• Dental Supplier Failed To Pay Technicians OT, Suit Says
• Insurer Says Conrail Not Covered In Workers' Pollutant Suit
• Solyndra To Pay $3.5M To Settle WARN Act Claims
• Gristede's Settles Sex-Bias Class Action For $1.5M
• False Estimates, False Underbidding Lead To False Claims
• When Your Most Trusted Employees Are Working For The SEC
• Judge Says Bloomberg Director's Bias Suit Belongs In UK
• NY Poised To Give Employers Leeway On Wage Deductions
• DOL Targets SoCal Garment Industry Over FLSA Concerns
• Dukes Doesn't Bar Class Cert. In Wells Fargo Wage MDL: Judge
• SEC Case Against Ex-Microtune Execs Time-Barred: 5th Circ.
• Tyco, Convicted Ex-CEO Kozlowski Settle Just Before Trial
• Texas High Court To Address 5th Circ.'s At-Will Work Query
• Defense Contractors Face Rising Wave Of Retaliation Claims
• Employees Say Refinery Contractors Forced Off-Clock Work
• Calif. Court Squashes Class Arbitration In Pest Co. Wage Row
• Homeland Security Chief Faces Male Agent's Sex Bias Suit
• Manager Bonuses Are Beneficial In Bankruptcies, Study Says
• NM Appeals Court Rules State Improperly Withheld Raises
• Calif. Lawmakers Demand Contracts For Health District CEOs
• FedEx Sues Texas To Dodge Unemployment Tax For Drivers
• Smith & Nephew Seeks $2M From Rivals In Noncompete Suits
• Tortilla Maker Wraps Up Don-Doff Suit With $2.5M Deal
• 3rd Circuit: A Parent Co. Does Not A Joint Employer Make
• 5th Circ. Ruling Paves The Way For Private FLSA Deals
• Nixing Reimbursement Claim Undermines ERISA, Insurer Says
• Infosys Targeted Again With Business Visa Fraud Claims
• Simon Group Shareholder Attacks $120M CEO Bonus
• Philly Says Budget Cuts Await If Arbitration Award Stands
• Goldman Programmer Busted Again, This Time By NY State
• 3rd Circ. Raises Cert. Bar In Wal-Mart Janitors' FLSA Case
• Judge Calls DSW Wage-And-Hour Settlement 'Unseemly'
• AA Pilots Union Head Quits After Contract Rejected
• Ex-Cop Says Facebook Comments Led To Wrongful Firing
• Ex-Intel Engineer Gets 3 Years For Trade Secrets Theft
• ADAAA's Twist On Administration Of Employment Practices
• UK Reforms: A New Era In Criminal Cartel Enforcement?
• Ex-Jones Day Labor Lawyer Returns To O'Melveny In DC
• Risks Of Sharing Employee Data With 3rd-Party Vendors
• DOJ Taps Prosecutor As First Whistleblower Ombudsman
• Baker Hughes Says Scientist Took Data To Halliburton Unit
• Dole, Others Beat Banana Farmers' Chemical Exposure Suit
• FTC's $2.6M Employee Screener Fine Signals FCRA Crackdown
• CableNet Exec Coerced Technician Out Of Workers' Comp: Suit
• Once-Thriving Asbestos Claim Stamped Out By MDL Ruling
• American Airlines Pilots Ground Tentative Labor Deal
• National Union Bests Empire Land Execs' D&O Suit
• Northrop Grumman To Exit $1B FCA Suit Over Satellite System
• Judge Wants More Info Before Ruling On ResCap Bonuses
• Judge Pares Washington Whistleblower's Retaliation Suit
• 6 Pa. Hospital Networks Beat Nurses' Wage, OT Suit
• Corzine To Face Employee's Stock Suit In Federal Court
• Dukes Bars Construction Workers' Race Bias Class: 7th Circ.
• Baker Hostetler Lures Litigation Pro From Winston & Strawn
• ZTE USA Counsel Sues Company Over Expenses In Iran Probe
• Whistleblowing NJ Prosecutor Can't Revive Retaliation Claim
• Disabled Job Trainees Protected By ADA, 6th Circ. Says
• Texas Court Won't Revive Atty's Employment Suit
• Hospital Accused Of Billing Medicare For Substandard Labs
• LA Sheriffs Lose Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Staffing Co. Randstad Pays $5M To Exit Pay, Break Suit
• What Recent STAA Whistleblower Cases Can Teach Us
• Employers Say ACA Will Hike Their Health Costs: Report
• Facebook Says 1st Amendment Gives Users Freedom Of 'Like'
• EEOC's 7-Year Delay Sinks Bias Suit Against Propak
• DOE Contractor Wants Subcontract Row Over Bullying Nixed
• Pitfalls Abound For Employers Trying Wellness Programs
• Prosecutors Say SF Clinics Overbilled Medicaid
• Thelen Trustee Strikes Latest Clawback Deal With Ex-Partner
• Cartel Whistleblower Bill May Fall Short In Boosting DOJ Cases
• Norwegian Cruise Line Sued Over Workers' Departures
• NLRB Asks DC Circ. To Revive Union Elections Rule
• IT Firm KellyMitchell Sued Over OT Pay Policy
• RSUI Doesn't Have To Cover 2008 Manhattan Crane Collapse
• Whirlpool Beats Maytag Retirees' ERISA Suit In 8th Circ.
• NYU Urges NLRB To Keep Precedent On Grad-Student Unions
• DC Circ. Revives Ex-State Dept. Worker's Age Bias Suit
• Jackson Lewis Hires Orr & Reno Shareholder In NH
• US Claims Notre Dame, Others Can't Fight Contraception Rule
• Reps. Float OT Exemption To Speed Up Disaster Claims
• Brocade Wins $112M In Trade Secrets Battle With A10
• When Brinker And The FAAAA Collide, Fed. Law Reigns
• Hub Claims 2 Ex-Employees Stole Trade Secrets For Rival
• AT&T To Pay $3M To End Calif. Overtime Claims
• Ex-Univision Exec Sues Company For Race, Age Discrimination
• AmEx Antitrust Appeal May Carry Weight In Employment Realm
• Ex-Barclays Trader Says She Was Fired For Sex Bias Complaints
• Hospital Group To Suspend Docs' Noncompetes In FTC Deal
• Truck Agency Extends Review Of Oil Field Work Hours Rule
• Fidelity Policies Appear Flexible In 6th Circ. Theft Ruling
• Settlements Don't Preclude Decertification Appeals: 7th Circ.
• Ex-NFL Player Must Seek Workers' Comp In Tenn.: 9th Circ.
• Cohen Milstein Partner Gets Nod To Serve On EEOC
• Bristol-Myers Insider Trading Suit Is Compliance Gut Check
• City Clerk Is Excluded From FLSA, 6th Circ. Says
• Library of Congress Faces Bias Suit From Fired Gay Worker
• Bangs McCullen Beats Developer's Malpractice Suit
• Ex-Pemco Employees Lodge WARN Suit Over Mass Layoffs
• 9th Circ. At Odds With Calif. Law In OT Case, Drug Reps Say
• Kodak Can Extend Incentive Plan To 12 Execs Denied Earlier
• Avoiding Trade Secret Litigation In The Life Sciences
• In Termination, Liability Doesn't Stop At The Employer
• Global Aviation Holdings: The KERP Is Back
• Starbucks Asks 1st Circ. To Nix $14M Damages Over Tip Pool
• Ill. Contractors Take Wage Law Fight To High Court
• University Says Cancer Research Team Defected, Stole IP
• Judge Questions Evidence In Maxim Nurses' OT Action
• Bharara Beefs Up Police Pension Suit With Class Claims
• Jewish Woman Accuses Toys 'R' Us Of Religious Bias
• Grocery Chain Can Block Union From New Workers: 3rd Circ.
• Texas High Court Asked To Rule On Mandatory Venue Clause
• Certifying Compliance Doesn't Decide FCA Burden, US Says
• 6th Circ. Sides With NLRB, Orders ADT To Recognize Union
• Ford & Harrison Adds Ex-Trenam Kemker Labor Atty In Tampa
• CBS Nears End Of Soap Opera Stylist's $6M Slander Suit
• Little V. Shell — Bad News For Gov't Contractors
• Injunction Can't Ax Dismissal Bid In Contraception Suit: US
• Hartford Can't Shake Claims Of Inflated Insurance Costs
• 2nd Circ. Denies Retiree Challenge To Xerox Benefit Cuts
• Mayo Clinic Pays $1M To Settle False Billing Claims Suit
• STOCK Act Deadline Pushed Back Amid Worker Privacy Fears
• Ex-Tuesday Morning CEO Says Cancer Diagnosis Led To Firing
• Avison Young Poached Grubb & Ellis Brokers, Suit Says
• Employees And P2P Applications: Data Security Risks
• Examining Velo Holdings' KEIP
• Equitable Estoppel: A Nonsignatory's Key To Arbitration
• Ex-UBS Strategist Accuses Firm Of Retaliatory Firing
• Texas Court Tosses Oil Co.'s Royalty Suit Against Ex-Worker
• Varied Facebook Password Laws Could Plague Employers
• Underbids Can Count As False Claims, 9th Circ. Says
• EEOC GC Says Hiring Bias, Vulnerable Workers Are Priorities
• Dukes Dooms Wackenhut Security Guard Class In Break Suit
• NJ Jury Awards Ex-Trooper $1M Over Whistleblower Suit
• $45M Shortfall Drives San Bernardino Into Bankruptcy
• Philly Says $200M Deficit Voids Firefighters' Award
• ResCap Trustee Says $18M Employee Bonus Plan Is Unlawful
• Pa. Court Backs Public Release Of Union Grievances
• Sens. Want Detailed Cost-Benefit Studies For New Regs
• Rep. Urges Bar On Initial Employer Criminal Checks
• Ex-Biosara CEO Sues For Return Of 6M Shares
• Yankee Stadium Servers' Tip Suit Comes Up Short
• Arbitrating Cigna Sex Bias Suit Limits Rights, Worker Says
• The Assault On Union-Political Alliance
• Trucking Co. ABF's $750M Union Concession Suit Stalls Again
• 9th Circ. Snubs Ex-Maxim Exec Seeking New Appeal In Scam
• EEOC Undeterred By Recent Court Losses, Counsel Says
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Risk Officer Says He Was Improperly Fired
• EEOC Anticipates Dip In 2012 Systemic Case Filings, GC Says
• House OKs Bill That Would Fire US Workers With Tax Issues
• Fired News Director Of NY's WPIX Loses Age Bias Suit
• Pa. Hospital Network Bests Medicare Fraud Suit In 3rd Circ.
• HP Wins Round In $4B Contract Row Over Oracle Software
• 8th Circ. Says Retaliation Claims Require New EEOC Charge
• Macau Privacy Regulator Probes Sands China Over Data Transfer
• Ex-Grant Thornton Partners File $13M Contract Suit
• Fed. Circ. Sends Raytheon's Trade Secrets Claims To Jury
• Strip Club Workers Dance Off With Wage Suit Settlement
• Hurt Worker Can't Sue Workers' Comp Carrier: NJ High Court
• Proskauer Adds Seyfarth Labor Pro For Whistleblower Group
• Chartis Can't Arbitrate Claims That Client Didn't Pay Dues
• Court Allows San Diego Pension System Overhaul To Proceed
• DOL Updates Guidance On Fee Disclosure Rules
• Judge Slashes Claims In FCA Case Over Asian Tech Imports
• Baker Hostetler Adds Baker Botts Employment Pro In Houston
• Fired Med. Device Worker Didn't Show Retaliation: 8th Circ.
• Federal Employees Can Bring Qui Tam Suit, 5th Circ. Rules
• NLRB's Scrutiny Of Employment At-Will Disclaimers
• DOL Probes Peregrine's Retirement Plan After Collapse
• The Latest Attempt To Federalize Trade Secret Law
• Winn-Dixie Sued Over Employee Data Breach